The University System of Georgia (USG) recently released the USG’s total economic impact on the state of Georgia. Of the more than $16.8 billion reported by the USG as a whole, Georgia Highlands College’s contribution was over $168 million. The USG report is for Fiscal Year 2017 and is conducted by the Selig Center for […]

Instructor of Physical Education Jonathan Howard climbs onto the tables at the front of his class. He is about to demonstrate to his students how to measure the intensity of exercise by how easy it is to talk while increasing the speed of activity. He runs along the tables in front of the class as […]

The Student Government Association (SGA) at Georgia Highlands College collected nearly 300 pounds of relief items and travelled to Panama City, Florida, to aid Gulf Coast State College in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida on October 10. It was one of the most intense hurricanes to hit the United […]

A new student organization at Georgia Highlands College is well on its way to a full membership with the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance and a chance to compete in state championship tournaments. The new GHC Soccer Club was started last year by students who wanted to play extramural soccer at GHC. Extramural teams travel and […]

Georgia Highlands College leads the University System of Georgia’s state colleges in enrollment growth for fall 2018 with a 2.8 percent increase. GHC continues to hold the second highest enrollment for state colleges in Georgia. According to the USG, fall 2018 enrollment in the USG’s 26 colleges and universities had an increase of 1.1 percent […]

Georgia Highlands College is launching a new platform called Navigate to help students with everything from admissions and financial aid to knowing what classes to take and when. Navigate was created by the Education Advisory Board (EAB). EAB is a best practices firm that uses research, technology, and consulting to address challenges within the education […]

Each semester GHC’s bachelor’s in business administration (BBA) students take on service learning projects that are focused on using the skills and knowledge they gain from the classroom to help out the community in some way. The students chose Children’s Advocacy Center in Cartersville for their fall community project. The Children’s Advocacy Center serves as […]

Georgia Highlands College will be holding a Career Expo highlighting a number of open positions on November 8 in Rome at the Floyd Campus (McCorkle Building Entrance) from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.  The event is open to the public. GHC is looking to fill a variety of positions in areas like admissions, the business […]

Georgia Highlands College hosted a Medical History Workshop this week for students with the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home. The focus was on the threat of epidemics in today’s society. “The academic workshop was organized for students and faculty and focused on two issues in medical history of both local and global importance,” Professor of History […]

Georgia Highlands College, the Bartow History Museum and Reinhardt University have teamed up to host two free workshops on creating a family tree called “Family History Night.” Both workshops will be held at GHC’s Cartersville location from 7PM to 9PM on October 23rd and October 30th. The event is free and open to the public. […]