One of the best kept secrets at Georgia Highlands College is the number of amazing stories surrounding the lives of those at GHC—and how truly interconnected they all are. This has led to a collection of stories from students, alumni, faculty, staff, community partners, donors, and many more, who all wish to express just how much GHC has made a difference in their lives.
Alyssa Ottley chose to start at GHC before attending Georgia State. Find her story and more at Testimonials
Former Interim President of GHC set to retire after 12 years of service, 46 years in education
Renva Watterson worked briefly at Georgia Highlands College as a part-time instructor of communication in 2005. At the time, she was the dean of Liberal Arts at Shorter University. One of her faculty members at Shorter, who was slated to teach summer classes at Shorter and GHC, had an emergency come up at the last […]
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New GHC STEMFIT ‘math boot camp’ aims to put incoming students ahead
Georgia Highlands College’s new STEMFIT “math boot camp” will be taking place from July 16 to July 20 to help incoming high school dual enrollment students or college freshmen be prepared to start at a collegiate mathematic level of pre-calculus or higher. STEM is an acronym for the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. […]
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Three longtime GHC employees retire after nearly 60 cumulative years of service
Georgia Highlands College will see three longtime employees leave after 58 cumulative years of service this year. Grounds Supervisor Bill Cox, who started as a student at GHC (then Floyd Junior College) in the 70s, has been working at GHC since 1992. Cox has been in this role for 26 years. Cox is looking forward […]
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