Over the past few weeks, we have seen our Georgia Highlands College family adjust and adapt to an ever-changing environment as we navigate our way to delivering remote instruction for the remainder of Spring 2020 semester.  

At this time, all 26 University System of Georgia institutions are working as quickly as possible to issue partial refunds to students due to this change in course delivery.

GHC will refund students who have paid or been assessed the GHC parking fee, GHC student activity fee, or the Spring 2020 meal plan fee, with the following considerations:

1.      March 16th is considered the last service date for refunds.

2.      For those with GHC meal plans, 39% of the respective Spring 2020 rate will be refunded

3.      For GHC Parking Fees and Student Activity Fees, 46.28% will be refunded, based on the number of days remaining in the term from March16th forward.

Consistent with the USG guidance, GHC will not provide refunds for tuition, the Special Institutional Fee, the Technology Fee, or other fees not previously mentioned as these remain critical in supporting continuity of instruction and associated support. Separately, students who choose to withdraw entirely will be refunded in accordance with GHC’s normal refund schedule.

We expect to begin issuing refunds the week of March 30th. Refunds will be processed to the refund method that students have previously selected. Please note that direct deposit is the fastest refund method. For information about refunds or how to update your refund preference, please visit GHC Refunds Frequently Asked Questions

We understand you may have questions about this process, and we invite you to visit GHC’s Business Office page for more information, or for all Student Account related questions, please email bursarsoffice@highlands.edu

Once again, thank you for your understanding during this unprecedented and challenging time.  We look forward to continuing to work with you on achieving success here at Georgia Highlands College.