New issue of the Highlander available now!

Read about the great things happening at GHC all in one place! #TakingCharge You can flip through the most recent issue of the Highlander by visiting highlander.highlands.edu today! A few highlights: GHC alumnus earns job as software engineer at Home Depot GHC student and member of National Guard completes semester while aiding in COVID-19 fight […]

Diversity Holidays and Other Important Dates- Week of July 1st-5th

INDEPENDENCE DAY–Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776. DHARMA DAY–Also known as Asalha Puja, it commemorates the Buddha’s first discourse following his spiritual awakening. This year the holiday falls on July 5th. On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a speech, “The Meaning of Fourth of July for the Negro,” at an […]

New Instructional Designer I

Please join us in welcoming Rachel Rupprecht to her new position as Instructional Designer I in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). Rachel is a Midwesterner, having spent most of her life around the Great Lakes. She was born in Illinois, grew up in Wisconsin, and lived in Michigan and Indiana for […]

One click. One share. Reach students everywhere!

Join the marketing Charge for fall. Help future students Charge Ahead and start #TakingCharge at Georgia Highlands College. THE DEADLINE FOR FALL IS JULY 15 You can like and share any one of the videos below by clicking the link to the post on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Not on social media? No problem. Click […]

Nursing director brings home piece of Georgia Highlands College upon retirement

For Director of Nursing and Professor Rebecca (Becca) Maddox, retiring from Georgia Highlands College after two decades of service and during COVID-19 remote operations is a bittersweet experience, but her family’s roots with the college, her time mentoring and helping cultivate the next generation of healthcare workers, and her unwavering pride for GHC culminate, for […]

Baby Girl Birth Announcement

Cora-Leigh Michelle Samples was born on June 25, 2020 at 7:06pm. She weighed 7.1 pounds and was 19 1/4”. She was in the NICU for two days and then had to be placed under a blue light for jaundice. Mom and baby are both now doing great and are home.

Tell Our Douglasville Community: WE ARE HERE

Help us spread the word in Douglasville that WE ARE HERE! Georgia Highlands College is moving from its former location on Stewart Parkway in Douglasville to a new location at the Murray Educational Center on Bill Arp Road (Highway 5) to further expand degree offerings to students in Douglas County. The move will also open […]

July is UV Safety Month

Test your sun safety knowledge and be entered to win cool prizes by completing this short sun safety quiz: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QBVM9VK *Click image to access the links.