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GHC president shares vision for the future

AS SEEN ON WRGA: https://www.wrganews.com/2022/08/16/ghc-president-shares-vision-for-the-future/ It has been a busy month and a half for Georgia Highlands College President Dr. Mike Hobbs. Recently, the college started a new “Ready to

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GHC Night at the Rome Braves is set for August 18

Join Bolt and Roman to cheer on the Rome Braves and celebrate GHC Night on August 18. The game starts at 7PM with GHC’s new President, Mike Hobbs, throwing out

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GHC leadership creates ‘Ready to Start’ scholarship to help students pay for college

Alongside the Georgia Highlands College Foundation, the leadership team at GHC has created a new scholarship to help students pay for college. The new “Ready to Start” scholarship is for

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GHC students apply course topics to real-world, hands-on research

Environmental Science 1123 at Georgia Highlands College isn’t your typical science course. In fact, none of the students in the course are science majors. They have all chosen it as

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‘Spirit Halloween: The Movie’ starring Christopher Lloyd produced by Chair of Film Studies at GHC

The upcoming film “Spirit Halloween: The Movie” has a lot of ties to Rome, Georgia. In addition to featuring recognizable locations like the DeSoto Theatre, the former Toys R Us,

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LaChaz Phillips doubles down at GHC, aims at bachelor’s in health science

LaChaz Phillips recently earned his associate degree from Georgia Highlands College, and he isn’t afraid of hard work.   While earning his degree in general studies at GHC, Phillips worked third

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Putting college success first: the NJCAA Academic All-Americans at GHC

Georgia Highlands College (GHC) recently saw 12 student-athletes named National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic All-Americans.  To be named an NJCAA Academic All-American, student-athletes must achieve an overall GPA

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Study Abroad trip to Scotland made possible by GHC Scholarship

Georgia Highlands College (GHC) student Kristina Von Nordeck was recently able to follow one of her longtime dreams by visiting Scotland, thanks in part to the Cook Study Abroad Scholarship

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Three GHC baseball players named NJCAA All-Americans

Three baseball players at Georgia Highlands College  – Conner Todaro, David Smith and Ben Olson – have been recognized as 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Baseball

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From GHC to the set of the ‘Creed III’ film: Peighton Williamson breaks into the film business

Peighton Williamson’s goal of a career in the film industry is coming to fruition. The 20-year-old Georgia Highlands College (GHC) alumna recently completed an internship on the set of MGM’s

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Fox 5 Atlanta features nursing program at Georgia Highlands College

AS SEEN ON FOX 5 ATLANTA: Georgia nursing students get hands-on experience in simulation lab. “The high-fidelity mannequins allow for our students to have instantaneous feedback,” said Dr. Lisa Jellum,

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Maahrough Camara brings lessons on soccer and service to others to Foundation Camp

Maahrough Camara, who graduated from Georgia Highlands College with a degree in Computer Science in December 2021, has a lifelong passion for soccer. On July 12, he spent his day