Student Information

Everyone is strongly encouraged to wear a face covering while inside campus facilities.

The University System of Georgia recognizes COVID-19 vaccines offer safe, effective protection and urges all students, faculty, staff and visitors to get vaccinated. Additionally, everyone is encouraged to wear a mask or face covering while inside campus facilities. The system continues to work closely with the Georgia Department of Public Health to prioritize the health and safety of our campus communities.

Your health and safety are always our highest priority, and your success here at GHC remains our biggest mission. Just like every semester, we will work together to achieve completion, graduation, and academic success goals.

To promote physical distancing, reduce the need to touch objects and reduce instances of close contact between individuals, you will see the following around campus:

• Usage of signage and other communications to encourage all members of our community and visitors to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.
• Plexiglas barriers located in offices with frequent student, employee, and community member interaction.
• Enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols.

Sanitation stations are available in heavy traffic areas such as hallways, HUB, entrances of each building, and classrooms.

GHC is following the CDC/Ga. DPH cleaning guidelines, and continues to have sanitation stations throughout the campus. Other methods may include flexible schedules for students, including hybrid courses and online options.

Some courses that require a lab, clinical or practicum have developed customized plans to allow students to complete the courses.

Alternate Educational Arrangement (AEA) or accommodations granted to students in response to Covid-19 have expired.

All students are expected to return to their traditional educational arrangement beginning fall 2021 semester. Lack of vaccination is not grounds for a request for an accommodation.

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.