The Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia recently approved border state tuition waivers at Georgia Highlands College for students who live in Alabama.

“We are thankful to the Board of Regents for providing this option to students who currently live within driving distance of our campus,” GHC President Mike Hobbs said. “As a commuter college, we have students from over 30 counties in Northwest Georgia who all have varying travel times and distances similar to those students traveling from Alabama.”

Current students and incoming students from Alabama will now pay the in-state tuition rate of $95 per credit hour at GHC.

With the campus on Floyd County bordering Alabama, the college has historically served Alabama residents as well as aiding students transferring from colleges in Alabama.

“I can confidently say our course offerings and degree options are unique at GHC with a focus on rising careers that students select us for when choosing a college,” Hobbs said. “The full waiver for the entire state of Alabama will be beneficial to our online students and our students traveling to our college to take advantage of these opportunities.”

The announcement also builds on the potential of a recent partnership with Atrium Health Floyd, which also has a hospital in Cherokee County, Alabama.

The multi-year agreement with the hospital system aims to increase the number of nursing student positions at the college and grow the number of nurses entering the workforce in this area.

Rome News-Tribune