The University System of Georgia recently released the USG’s total economic impact on the state of Georgia. Of the more than $16 billion reported by the USG as a whole, Georgia Highlands College’s contribution was over $149 million. Full story

Georgia Highlands College has announced students named to the 2017 summer 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 […]

Students and employees at Georgia Highlands College gathered outside to view the 2017 eclipse yesterday afternoon. Photos in links below. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaHighlandsCollege/posts/1975752525973724 Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaHighlands/status/899706998085885952      

Born Aug. 14, 2016, at Cartersville Medical Center, Sarah Craft’s son Luca was randomly selected to receive the college fund from more than 2,800 babies born in Georgia last year who were entered by their parents or grandparents in the seventh annual statewide sweepstakes. The Georgia Highlands College nursing major didn’t know her dad had […]

A humble 160-square-foot plot of grow space split between a greenhouse and raised beds at Georgia Highlands College’s Cartersville location is responsible for 260 pounds of produce being donated to GHC’s Charger Food Pantry. “We have donated 260.49 pounds of produce for the food pantry,” GHC Labratory Coordinator Joseph Collins said. “We try to grow […]

Georgia Highlands College Assistant Professor of History David Hensley has been selected to join the University System of Georgia’s European Council Summer Study Abroad Program in Berlin for 2018. Full Story

Georgia Highlands College Vice President for Academic Affairs Renva Watterson has been selected to take part in a nationwide program. She will join a total of 32 provosts and chief academic officers (CAOs) to participate in the Association of Chief Academic Officers (ACAO) Digital Fellows Program. Full story

Construction has started on Georgia Highlands College’s new academic building in Cartersville. GHC has installed progress cameras giving viewers a chance to watch the construction live. The link to those channels can be found here: http://www2.highlands.edu/site/misc/steambuilding/ GHC has also asked students, employees, and visitors to use caution and avoid the construction zone. Currently, the Cline […]

Georgia Highlands College was recognized by Great Value Colleges as one of the “Top 10 Colleges for an Associate Degree in Business Administration Online.” “Georgia Highlands College offers great tuition value and a gateway to an online bachelor’s from the University of Georgia,” said Jennifer Eisenberg, Editor of Great Value Colleges. “They go the extra […]

Georgia Highlands College’s student-run newspaper the Six Mile Post has been quite comfortable going head-to-head against larger schools in the state, bringing home several awards this past year, including first place in General Excellence and first place for Online Newspaper. The student paper started competing against four-year colleges for the first time in 2015. But […]