As Georgia Highlands College celebrates its 50th anniversary, the college’s library has made it possible for anyone to view historic college memorabilia from a computer or smart device through the creation of a digital archive. The digital archive is available at 50years.highlands.edu “We have items that highlight student organizations, marketing campaigns and events throughout the […]

Georgia Highlands College (GHC) will present the virtual “Momentous Tuesday @ GHC Speaker Series,” beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 1PM. The three-week long series, which is free and open to the public, will feature local business owners discussing their businesses and the path to their chosen career. “This speaker series is a collaboration drawing from […]

Georgia Highlands College (GHC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary year this fall after opening in 1970 as Floyd Junior College. In fall 1970, Floyd Junior College opened in temporary offices in downtown Rome with the first college president David B. McCorkle leading 19 faculty members who taught 545 students. Soon after, in 1971, students were […]

Georgia Highlands College is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary this fall. Since 1970, students, faculty, and staff at GHC (formerly Floyd Junior College and Floyd College) have worked to expand the college in a number of ways, including some long-standing areas in student publications and the Rome-based television station. From 1972 onward, two student publications […]

The chemistry research of Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Pre-Engineering Pathway student Muhammad Hanzala will soon be seen by a larger audience following its acceptance into the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Hanzala’s road from research to publication began during his Chemistry 1 class with Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Hanzala’s research advisor Erin Shufro. […]

For the past 21 years, Georgia Highlands College’s George White has made a considerable impact on local communities through his efforts as the director of the Continuing Education program. “My goal was to make Continuing Education a valued part of GHC,” White said. “I really enjoyed becoming the director of the department because it let […]

This fall, Georgia Highlands College’s School of Business and Professional Studies will present a guest speaker series featuring entrepreneurs who have served in a variety of roles, including the design team for the 2018 Marvel Studios film “Black Panther,” the owner of the first Chick-fil-A in Brooklyn, N.Y., and a former Air Force Officer with […]

Georgia Highlands College will host its first Motivation and Mindset Summit on Oct. 1. Funded through a University System of Georgia (USG) STEM Grant, the online summit coincides with USG’s Momentum Approach to cultivate a productive academic mindset, which includes growth mindset, purpose and social belonging. GHC’s School of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) […]

Georgia Highlands College has announced students named to the summer 2020 President’s List and Dean’s List. To achieve President’s List status, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average and attain a minimum of nine semester hours of credit. To make Dean’s List students, must complete a minimum of nine semester hours and achieve at […]

Georgia Highlands College has announced it will transition from housing Divisions to housing Schools this fall semester, allowing for more rapid and innovative curriculum design that meets workforce needs and prepares students for continuing their studies even into graduate school. This announcement comes on the heels of several new programs that started this fall at […]