GHC students: different campuses, same goals

Everyone should embrace the diverse opportunity this college offers

Lots of different people, lots of different campuses— we are all still one...

There are many advantages to having a variety of different campuses to attend as part of Georgia Highlands College. The benefits range from meeting new people to being able to have a more positive and helpful educational experience. Students have the opportunity to spend time with people who can teach them new things and challenge them in new ways.

Most, if not all, students when choosing to attend a community college, such as Georgia Highlands, find it is the “easy way out.” It gives them an opportunity to take core classes and come to a decision later about which higher-level institution to attend.

Once here, they discover that Georgia Highlands College is an amazing educational institution. Yes, GHC is a two-year community college, but anyone who has attended GHC in the past or transferred in will agree that this school is able to keep up with the majority of four-year colleges and universities.

GHC students are able to enjoy small class sizes and professors who go out of their way to be helpful and bond with their students. With various degree programs available, students from every campus are united under the GHC name. Each campus has something to offer. For years, the Floyd campus was the main campus for all students, but now there are multiple convenient locations available.

Students who live in Bartow County now have full course options at the new Cartersville campus. Heritage Hall houses the programs for dental hygiene along with the original nursing program.

The Acworth campus has a new nursing program, which helps in the expansion of the nursing department. The Marietta campus is an outpost for GHC and offers housing to students.

The Student Life at all of the campuses also provides ways to relieve stress and aid in the educational process.

There are always enjoyable activities for students to attend such as performances by music groups and comedians, and there are seminars to help everyone throughout college. These are only a sample of the activities available to students.

Everyone expressing his or her own individuality, and attending different campuses benefits each person just as much as the college itself. The variety of students helps bring in diversity and accomplishment.

Yet we all have the same needs and desires for going to college, and that is to eventually complete a degree.

Lots of different people, lots of different campuses—we are all still one ... and that is what makes us unique.