Program Description
The Highlander Scholars Program (HSP) is a partnership between Gordon State College (GSC) and Georgia Tech (GT). Its purpose is to allow promising applicants not admitted to GT's engineering programs preferred admission for their junior year. Admission is competitive. After completing a defined two-year curriculum at Gordon State, HSP students can apply to transfer to GT's engineering program.
Applicants to the program must:
- Hold a minimum 3.0 high school GPA or equivalent;
- Apply and be accepted to Gordon State College;
- Be enrolled full-time at Gordon State College for the course of the program;
- Preferred residence in one of the following counties: Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Twiggs, or Walton.
Preference students who demonstrate financial need.
Applicants will be contacted after they have been fully admitted to Gordon State College.
Students accepted into the HSP program will receive a scholarship covering tuition, room, and board while they attend GSC. This program does not provide funding once a student has transferred to GT.
Once accepted to the program, continuing scholarship support is contingent upon maintaining an overall 3.0 GPA at GSC in a prescribed curriculum.
If you have questions, please contact Program Coordinator Prof. Kelly Carter (kellyc@gordonstate.edu).
Additional contacts:
Dr. Amanda Duffus, Head, Department of STEM, School of Nursing, Health, and Sciences (aduffus@gordonstate.edu)
Dr. Victor Vilchiz, Assistant Vice President for New Initiatives and Accreditation & Dean, School of Nursing, Health, and Sciences (vvilchiz@gordonstate.edu)