Georgia Highlands College

Georgia Highlands College

Georgia Highlands Cartersville campus
Former names	Floyd Junior College Floyd College
Motto	Where Excellence Begins
Type	Public
Established	1970
President	Donald Green
Students	5,530
Location	Five locations: Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, Dallas, and Douglasville, Georgia
Campus	Suburban, 200 acres
Paper	Six Mile Post
Colors	Blue and orange
Nickname	Georgia Highlands, Highlands, GHC
Mascot	Chargers
Website	http://www.highlands.edu

Georgia Highlands College, commonly known as Georgia Highlands, is a two-year associate degree-granting unit of the University System of Georgia, also offering bachelor degrees in nursing and dental hygiene. GHC serves Northwest Georgia, United States, with locations in Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, Douglasville, and Dallas.

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.

The college supports varsity basketball teams for men and women, along with men's baseball and women's softball teams.