Georgia Highlands College

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Georgia Highlands College
Established:	1970
Type:	Public
President:	Dr. J. Randy Pierce
Students:	4,346 [1]
Location:	Rome, GA, Georgia, United States
Campus:	Suburban 200 acres
Former names:	Floyd Junior College Floyd College
Colors:	Blue and Orange
Nickname:	"Georgia Highlands"
Mascot:	Chargers
Website:	http://www.highlands.edu

Georgia Highlands College, commonly known as Georgia Highlands, is a two-year community college associate degree-granting unit of the University System of Georgia, and located in Rome, Georgia, USA; with satellite campuses in Heritage Hall, Rome, Georgia; Cartersville, Georgia; Marietta, GA; and Carrollton, GA.^[2]

Established in 1968 and opened in 1970 as Floyd Junior College, the school was originally named for Floyd County, of which Rome is the county seat, which was in turn named after John Floyd. It was later shortened to just Floyd College. In April 2005, the Georgia Board of Regents voted to change the school's name and on August 1, 2005, the institution officially became Georgia Highlands College to reflect the regional nature of the population it serves. ^[3]

[edit] ATHLETICS

Men's basketball
Men's golf
Men's ultimate frisbee
Men's volleyball
Women's basketball
Women's golf
Women's ultimate frisbee
Women's volleyball

[edit] References

1. ^ "Semester Enrollment Report" (PDF). Office of Research and Policy Analysis. University System of Georgia. 2007-11-12. http://www.usg.edu/research/students/enroll/fy2008/fall07.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-12-23. 
2. ^ "Georgia Highlands Campuses". http://highlands.edu/about/campuses/index.htm. Retrieved on 2008-06-18. 
3. ^ "Georgia Highlands History". http://highlands.edu/about/index.htm. Retrieved on 2008-06-18. 

[edit] External links

• Georgia Highlands College
• Six Mile Post Student Newspaper
• The New Georgia Encyclopedia
• GHC Library

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