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Ease of access keys Georgia Highlands’ success
by Bill Baldowski
Georgia Highlands College has made accessibility part of its equation for students successfully gaining associate or baccalaureate degrees. Ease of access has been the driving force behind the college expanding from its original location in Rome to campuses in Bartow, Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties, said interim president Renva Watterson. The average age of its student body is over 25 and the majority of its students work, she said. “Due to employers’ ever-increasing need for more highly-educated employees, we have found that our students are returning to college to gain an associate or baccalaureate degree,” Watterson said.