Dear Web Visitor,
I want to welcome you as you peruse the web site of one of the best two-year colleges in the state of Georgia! Georgia Highlands College is committed to helping students meet their personal and career goals through one of our associate degree programs or through our many non-credit professional development programs.
As one of the University System of Georgia's thirteen two-year colleges, Georgia Highlands College is a gateway to higher education, and is committed to providing personal assistance to help meet our students' educational goals. That assistance includes instructional support services, career counseling, student life activities, and high speed Internet services which afford 24-7 access to course information and library resources.
Our goal is to provide each student with a broad, general education and the needed skills--problem solving, critical thinking, communication and computational --to compete in the world of work and to participate as a contributing member of our diverse and global society.
I am pleased that you are considering Georgia Highlands College to continue your educational journey. If I can be of any assistance to you along the way, feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
J. Randy Pierce became the third president of Georgia Highlands College, in Rome, Georgia, on June 15, 2001. He was appointed by the Board of Regents and University System of Georgia Chancellor Stephen R. Portch.
In Dr. Pierce's 28-year tenure with the University System, he served as Provost of the Lawrenceville campus of Georgia Perimeter College from 1996 to June 2001. From 1994 to 1999, he also served as the Interim Director of the Gwinnett University System Center, a collaborative effort among Georgia Perimeter College, Gwinnett Technical College, Georgia State University, and the University of Georgia.
He earned all his higher education degrees from Georgia State University, including a bachelor's in business administration, a masters of education, and a doctorate in educational leadership.
He and his wife Claire have four children: Ashley Crowder, Maggie Pierce, and Jay and Kap Yarbrough.