New ‘Charger Learning Commons’ innovates the library experience for students at GHC

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 […]

GHC pioneering new degree program will help engineering and construction industry overcome labor shortages

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 […]

Menlo Middle School students visit GHC to learn how to ‘Take Charge’ of their college experience

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 […]

GHC plans to expand this summer with new Marietta location on Northchase Parkway

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 […]

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 […]