Starting this summer, Georgia Highlands College (GHC) brings even greater access to one of the most affordable colleges in the state and country to Marietta. GHC’s newest location will be at 1090 Northchase Parkway. The former GHC Marietta location was a small site opened on the Southern Polytechnic State University campus in 2005 (now Kennesaw […]
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Georgia Highlands College Presidential Search Committees Named
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) has named the two committees to conduct a national search for the next president of Georgia Highlands College (GHC). Dr. Dana Nichols currently serves as interim president. “GHC’s next leader has a great opportunity to build on its mission to help students in northwest […]
GHC’s newest bachelor’s degree brings online access and in-state tuition to multiple states across the Southeast
The newest bachelor’s degree in building information modeling management (BIMM) at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) has officially joined the Academic Common Market (ACM). Now, students in a consortium of nearly 15 states can pursue the new BIMM degree online and pay one of the lowest tuition rates in the country by attending GHC. Read the […]
Hitting all the notes: GHC alum creates film and music production company
Mychael Frazier graduated from Georgia Highlands College (GHC) in 2016. These days, he finds himself applying the skills and education he learned at GHC to his passion-driven film and music production company called Third Eye Vision. “The etymology of educating is to ‘bring out,’ and the highest education one can earn is based on whether […]
New program meets career demand as Georgia becomes the ‘FinTech capital of the world’
Rising industry demand for trained graduates in the field of ‘FinTech’ has led to the creation of a new program at Georgia Highlands College (GHC). Starting spring 2022, GHC will offer an associate degree in Financial Technology, as well as a Nexus degree. Financial Technology, or FinTech, continues to see increased demand in Georgia. Watch […]
GHC professor Erin Shufro joins Board of Regents’ faculty Hall of Fame
Erin Shufro wears more than a few hats at Georgia Highlands College (GHC). She works out of the School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). She is Chair of Physical Sciences. She teaches as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. And she is a research advisor to students. More than that, she is committed to […]
Undergrad research highlights campus white tail deer travel patterns, wildflower growth and more
Tracking white tail deer on trail cameras, recording the species of wildflowers, and monitoring recycling patterns are just a few of the topics explored by students during undergraduate research in the environmental science course at Georgia Highlands College (GHC). The class research groups focused on environmental topics at GHC’s Floyd campus, which culminated with a […]
Georgia Power presents nearly $40,000 energy efficiency rebate check to GHC
This week, Georgia Power presented an energy efficiency rebate check to Georgia Highlands College (GHC) for recent renovation projects to make the Floyd campus in Rome operate in a more sustainable manner. The check was for $39,954.75, and the money received for the rebate is already being planned to be used for additional sustainability projects […]
Husband and wife retrace GHC’s annual Wyoming geology trip for wedding, honeymoon
When Cole said he wanted a destination wedding, Amber thought back to her Wyoming Summer Geology Field Course at Georgia Highlands College (GHC), and she couldn’t think of a more perfect location to tie the knot in 2021. Mr. and Mrs. Burchardt rented a large cabin at the base of the Tetons where their immediate […]
Founder and CEO of the non-profit Haiti Cheri brings global perspective to business and economics classes at GHC
Oris Guillaume is the founder and CEO of the non-profit Haiti Cheri. He also helps with leadership and development at North Christian University of Haiti through McGill University in Canada. And to top it off, this ordained minister, entrepreneur and jurist also happens to be the author of “A Trail to Success: From Nowhere to […]