GHC Continues to build a stronger
community in Rome
Georgia Highlands College (GHC) increased its economic
impact by over $8 million, now totaling almost $180 million,
between Fiscal Year 2017 and 2018, a trend that continues to
grow Northwest Georgia’s economy.
Additionally, GHC continues to lead the University System of
Georgia’s state colleges in enrollment for fall 2019, according
to the USG’s “Fall 2019 Semester Enrollment Report.” GHC
holds the second highest enrollment for state colleges in
Georgia next to Georgia Gwinnett College.
Graduation and retention also remain high priorities at
GHC.
One way the college offers students a path toward graduation
is through Student Success Workshops rolled out during the
first weeks of classes each semester. Designed as a two-part
series, these innovative workshops include practical tips.
GHC President Don Green led the first workshop, “Preparing
to Be Successful,” across all five GHC locations.
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“At GHC, we continually focus on the whole student,
which includes helping our students with financial planning,
adopting proven techniques and strategies that promote
success and being prepared on a career pathway toward a
degree leading to as little debt as possible after graduating,”
Green said. “The more we can help students develop and grow
at GHC, the greater the positive impact GHC’s graduates will
have in our communities in the future.”
With that goal in mind, the college has also created a series
of videos designed to help students and families understand
complex topics like how to avoid student loan debt. The
video series called “Cut College Costs in 60 Seconds” breaks
each subject down into entertaining and easy to understand
animations.
The videos offer practical steps toward saving money on
college, like completing a FAFSA each year or taking a full
course load each semester to minimize fees.
The videos can be viewed online at cutcosts.highlands.edu
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