Georgia Highlands College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Georgia Highlands College is also referred to as Georgia Highlands, and is located in Rome, Georgia. Georgia Highlands was established in 1968 and the classes started in 1970. Originally the college was known as Floyd Junior College, named after Flloyd County. The two-year college offers its students various degree and certificate programs. This college is under the University System of Georgia.

Georgia Highlands offers a variety of student clubs and organizations including the Baptist Student Union, the Human Services Club, Psi Beta, Student Engagement Council and Culture Awareness Society. Students of this college also work on publications such as FC Bytes, a webzine and Old Red Kimono. The male and the female students of the college participate in sports such as volleyball, basketball and golf.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and nursing and emergency medicine.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,690 in 2009-2010 (3,625 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 76% are full-time and 24% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Management Information Systems
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Specific Applications

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician

LIBERAL ARTS (260 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (1 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (13 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (123 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (9 awarded)

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling