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Georgia Highlands College is a public institution located in Rome, Georgia. Rome is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

209 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Georgia Highlands College?

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Contact details for GHC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3175 Cedartown Highway, S.E., Rome, GA 30161-3897
Phone: 800-332-2406
Website: www.highlands.edu

How Do I Get Into GHC?

You can apply to GHC online at: https://www.highlands.edu/how-do-i-apply/high-school-applicants/

Since Georgia Highlands College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Georgia Highlands College?

14% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At GHC, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $4,446 a year. That adds up to $17,784 over four years for those students.

Georgia Highlands College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,258 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,680 undergraduate students at GHC, with 2,258 being full-time and 3,422 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,258 full-time undergraduates at GHC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Georgia Highlands College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 50
Black or African American 340
Hispanic or Latino 378
White 1,353
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 112

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Georgia Highlands College. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at GHC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Ireland, and Italy.

Georgia Highlands College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 82 34 116
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 39 39
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 12 20 32
Health Care Management 0 17 17
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 5 0 5
TOTAL 99 110 209

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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