Alejandro Alcaraz recently stepped back into his old primary school at Nebo Elementary to visit classrooms and provide presentations on oral health. This is just one of many ways students in the Georgia Highlands College dental hygiene program put community engagement at the center of their studies. As part of their “Community Dental Health” course, […]

Following the success of a science-based cross-curriculum research project at Lake Allatoona, Georgia Highlands College (GHC) has received a $5,000 PIN Award from the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (PIN). “The project met two major criteria – the first was our work with the Lake Allatoona Association, a local nonprofit organization,” Division Chair for the School […]

The School of Business and Professional Studies at Georgia Highlands College continues its Entrepreneur Speaker Series (ESS) this spring starting Feb. 16 at noon with Wing Zone founder, entrepreneur, professional speaker and coach Matt Freeman. Offered in partnership with GHC’s Entrepreneurship Pathway, students will hear speakers from varying industries share their experiences and perspectives on […]

Georgia Highlands College has announced students named to the fall 2021 President’s List and Dean’s List. To achieve President’s List status, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average and attain a minimum of nine semester hours of credit. To make Dean’s List students, must complete a minimum of nine semester hours and achieve at […]

What students need from a library can change daily based on course projects and research or even student organization efforts. The library at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) is working to innovate spaces on campus to better serve students. This week, GHC’s Library System opened the first “Charger Learning Commons” on the Paulding site with plans […]

Georgia Highlands College is highlighting faculty and staff administration across the college in this ongoing “GET TO KNOW” series. Next up is Dorothy Morgan who serves as the Director for Student Support Services at GHC. Read the full article here

Interim President of Georgia Highlands College Dana Nichols recently joined leaders in metal fabrication and engineering for a webinar on shaping local talent pools and overcoming labor shortages in the engineering and construction industries. The webinar hosted by SDS2 is available on their website in a link within their article “4 Tips for Shaping Local […]

More than 80 seventh- and eighth-grade students from Menlo Middle School, located in Chattooga County, visited Georgia Highlands College (GHC) on Wednesday to learn about college and how to make the most of their future college experience. Separated into two groups, students toured the Floyd campus in Rome, including each of the academic buildings, the […]

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 […]

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 […]