Georgia Highlands College offers Marietta classes
By Randie Mayo
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Staff Writer
A new option has opened for students living in Cobb, Cherokee and Douglas counties, according to Carolyn Hamrick, coordinator of the Marietta campus of Georgia Highlands College.
Georgia Highlands has reached out to students located in the metropolitan area by opening a campus in Marietta.
�The reason why we established a campus in Marietta is because many of our students come from Cobb County,� said Virginia Carson, vice president of academic affairs. �North Cobb High School is the sixth largest school for Georgia Highlands College.�
The new campus is currently �sharing space� with Southern Polytechnic State University, a four-year technical school. �Students have access to a full range of facilities,� Hamrick said. �They have access to the school library, health and wellness center, intramural activities and the fraternity.� However, if students wish to participate in recreations at Southern Poly, students will need to pay a $52 fee, according to John Spranza, director of student life.
�What students may be interested in is the access to the dorms and apartments that are available at Southern Polytechnic,� Hamrick noted.
�Taking classes at Southern Poly is much more convenient for me. I actually like the bigger campus and the diverse environment. I never feel like I am on another school�s campus. It�s all the same to me,� said Shea Kubik, a business management and accounting major from Woodstock, GA.
The campus offers general education courses such as English, Math and History among others. The available courses are somewhat limited in the sciences. So far, only physical science has been available.
The established campus consists of seven classrooms; five regular rooms and two computer rooms. There are six faculty members who are based in Marietta while other faculty members commute between Cartersville and Marietta. GHC also provides students with admissions, financial aid and tutorial services once a week.
�We are a guest of Southern Polytechnic,� said Carson. �The University System of Georgia provided Southern Polytechnic with money to remodel their classrooms.�
The Marietta campus officially opened on June 6 for the summer session of GHC. Seventy-five students were enrolled for the summer while 550 are currently enrolled for the fall semester.
�The Marietta campus has been going very well,� Carson said. �It has been moving very smoothly.�
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