Luca Alonzo is well on his way to college, even though he just turned 1 on Monday. The dark-haired, dark-eyed infant with a shy smile was the winner of the 2016 Path2College 529 Plan Newborn Sweepstakes and now has $5,529 stashed away in a college savings account. Born Aug. 14, 2016, at Cartersville Medical Center, […]

UPDATED: As of (8/10/2017), GHC has harvested over 327 pounds of produce to donate to the Charger Food Pantry.   A humble 160-square-foot plot of grow space split between a greenhouse and raised beds at Georgia Highlands College’s Cartersville location is responsible for 260 pounds of produce being donated to GHC’s Charger Food Pantry. The […]

Georgia Highlands College Assistant Professor of History David Hensley has been selected to join the University System of Georgia’s European Council Summer Study Abroad Program in Berlin for 2018. Hensley will be teaching a Western Civilization course called “History in the Heart of Europe.” This class will be an overview of the history of Europe […]

Georgia Highlands College Vice President for Academic Affairs Renva Watterson has been selected to take part in a nationwide program. She will join a total of 32 provosts and chief academic officers (CAOs) to participate in the Association of Chief Academic Officers (ACAO) Digital Fellows Program. The goal of this project is to explore ways […]

Construction has started on Georgia Highlands College’s new academic building in Cartersville. GHC has installed progress cameras giving viewers a chance to watch the construction live. The link to those channels can be found here: http://bit.ly/2vnSHK3 GHC has also asked students, employees, and visitors to use caution and avoid the construction zone. Currently, the Cline Smith […]

The school garden and greenhouse at Georgia Highlands College’s Cartersville campus is killing two birds with one stone. Since early 2016, the two gardening projects have been offering educational opportunities at GHC while also providing produce for students who are food-insecure. “Educational gardens can serve as a focal point for active learning in the classroom […]

Georgia Highlands College was recognized by Great Value Colleges as one of the “Top 10 Colleges for an Associate Degree in Business Administration Online.” “Georgia Highlands College offers great tuition value and a gateway to an online bachelor’s from the University of Georgia,” said Jennifer Eisenberg, Editor of Great Value Colleges. “They go the extra […]

Georgia Highlands College’s student-run newspaper the Six Mile Post has been quite comfortable going head-to-head against larger schools in the state, bringing home several awards this past year, including first place in General Excellence and first place for Online Newspaper. The student paper started competing against four-year colleges for the first time in 2015. But […]

Georgia Highlands College was named among the top in the nation in the 2016 Collegiate Advertising Awards program. The Collegiate Advertising Awards (CAA) is an elite program recognizing higher education organizations for excellence in communications, marketing, advertising and promotions of their schools. The 2016 CAA program had more than 900 entries from the United States […]

Georgia Highlands College student Rena Couzzart has a few extra skills to help her navigate her college courses. She holds a black belt in two Korean martial arts: Taekwondo and Hapkido. Rena says the journey to completing anything in life, including college, is fueled by dedication and passion. “Getting a black belt is all about […]