Statement from the University System of Georgia (USG): “Since the beginning of the pandemic, the University System of Georgia has worked closely with the Georgia Department of Public Health and the Governor’s Office and Task Force to carry out its primary mission of educating students in a healthy and safe manner.

Through effective planning, USG in the current academic year succeeded in providing in-person instruction and serving students. We will take the same approach to the coming academic year. Our campuses have directly administered thousands of vaccine doses and are continuing to work to vaccinate their communities.

We strongly encourage faculty, staff, students and visitors to get vaccinated and will continue to do so.

While the vaccines are safe and effective, it is an individual decision to receive one and will not be required to be part of our campuses.”

GHC currently has contract tracing measures in place. Employees and students will be individually contacted by email regarding any possible on-campus exposures.

Students and Employees should report Covid-19 positive test results by contacting hr_covid-19@highlands.edu

Click here for more information about GHC’s quarantine protocol.

GHC will continue to coordinate with the USG in order to implement all relevant guidance and to update policies and procedures as circumstances warrant. Instructors are asked to develop contingency plans in their syllabi to take classes online at any time if the need arises. Faculty are also asked to prepopulate D2L with course materials.

All GHC locations will be open Monday – Thursday (8AM – 5:30PM) and Fridays (8AM – 12PM)
Learn more about GHC's new Virtual Hub by clicking here.

Please visit the FAQs page for more information and details. On this page, you will find a full list of FAQs. If you have additional questions not answered there, please work with your instructor or manager and reach out to HR_COVID-19@highlands.edu