Georgia Perimeter College

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**Georgia Perimeter College**

Established	1964
Type	Public
President	Robert E. Watts
Students	20,266
Undergraduates	20,266
Postgraduates	0
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Campus	Suburban
Nickname	Jaguars
Website	http://gpc.edu

Georgia Perimeter College is a two-year Associate degree granting unit of the University System of Georgia. GPC has multiple campus locations on the north and east side of Atlanta.

The instutution was founded by the Dekalb County Board of Education as Dekalb College in 1958 and offered its first classes in Clarkston, Georgia in 1964. It was renamed in 1997 to indicate that it no longer served only Dekalb County.

1 Facts and Figures
2 Locations
3 Famous People Who Attended DeKalb/Georgia Perimeter
4 Points of interest
5 External links

[edit] Facts and Figures

Georgia Perimeter College is the largest two-year college and the third largest institution in the University System of Georgia. Its Spring 2004 enrollment was 20,266.

October 1st, 2006, Anthony B. Tricoli assumed his position as President of GPC.

[edit] Locations

The original campus (also formerly known as the "central" campus) is located in Clarkston, Georgia. Branch campuses are located in Decatur, Dunwoody, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, and Conyers. Ground was recently broken for a new campus in Covington, which is scheduled to open in January 2007.

In addition, distance learning courses via the Internet and videotaped courseware are also available.

The Lawrenceville campus at the Gwinnett University Center is expected to close in May 2008 when the Center becomes Georgia Gwinnett College.

123 nations are represented at the Clarkston campus.