Georgia Highlands College’s (GHC) upcoming Spring Virtual Career Fair will feature more than 20 local employers with career options in healthcare, finance and more. The event is free and open to the public and available via Zoom on April 15. While the event will be held virtually, Director of Student Support Services Angie Wheelus said […]
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GHC President Don Green accepts new position in Pennsylvania
Georgia Highlands College President Don Green has accepted a new position as president of Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “President Green’s outstanding work has emphasized student success both in the classroom and in the workforce, helping GHC expand its degree programs and carry out its mission as an access point to higher education,” University […]
GHC’s PTK chapter students nominated for All-USA Academic Team
Georgia Highlands College’s (GHC) Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter Alpha Psi Omicron has many reasons to be excited this semester. Several members of the organization have been placed in competition for the All-USA Academic Team, Coca-Cola Academic Team and the New Century Pathway Scholarship Awards. Those students are Dariela Delgado-Castro and Carl Hayes, who attend […]
Registration now open for virtual event aimed at helping adult learners complete a college degree
Whether it’s the first step or the first step back on a college campus, Georgia Highlands College (GHC) is working to ensure adult learners have all the tools and flexibility they need to earn a college degree. GHC has joined the Adult Learning Consortium from Complete College Georgia to help students like this finish a […]
GHC student chosen as Board of Regents Academic Day representative
Recently, Chinelo Nwokike received a surprise phone call from Georgia Highlands College (GHC) President Don Green. She had been chosen as the Board of Regents Academic Day representative for GHC. Her perfect 4.0 GPA and a nomination by her mentor and advisor, Jon Hershey, who serves as dean for the School of Humanities, led to […]
GHC student wins national PTK TikTok challenge
For Georgia Highlands College (GHC) student Camille Brown, adapting to change, staying focused on goals and putting in hard work to succeed are not the only attributes of a successful college student – you also have to have some fun. Brown utilized all of these elements to create a TikTok video that won a recent […]
GHC now offers certified electronic diplomas to graduates
Georgia Highlands College graduates now have a way to take and use a certified electronic diploma wherever they need it. In addition to receiving a printed version of their diploma, graduates now have the option to receive a duplicate CeDiploma. A CeDiploma is an official, secure and verifiable PDF version of a diploma that allows […]
GHC student’s work as intern recognized in national competition
Daniel Belisle’s recent internship led to work in a national competition. And for Belisle, it was an “incredibly fulfilling” opportunity to take his classroom knowledge and “apply it to a project that was viewed on a national level.” Belisle is a Georgia Highlands College (GHC) student enrolled in the Bachelor of Business Administration’s Logistics and […]
GHC faculty work to earn over half a million in grants to help students succeed in the classroom
Georgia Highlands College’s (GHC) faculty have been hard at work applying for and implementing a number of Affordable Learning Georgia Grants with the goal of ensuring that every GHC student has access to a quality, affordable college education. To date, over half a million in grants has been awarded to GHC faculty and has been […]
GHC’s School of STEM to host annual robotics tournament virtually this week
The FIRST LEGO League Challenge returns to Georgia Highlands College virtually this Friday (March 5) as teams of children ages 9-14 are challenged to think like scientists and engineers while utilizing technology and mathematics. Read the full article here. Please like and share on social media: Facebook Twitter