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Georgia Perimeter College
Two years that will change your life
Did You Know?
• Current cost of tuition and fees for full time, in state students is less than $2,200
• 22% of GPC students receive HOPE scholarships
• 93% of GPC students are Georgia residents
• GPC has more than 433,000 alumni
• 23% of our students are in learning support classes meaning we open the door to higher education
• GPC has Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) agreements with over 20 four-year institutions in Georgia including Georgia State University, Clark Atlanta University, Clayton State University, Kennesaw State University, Oglethorpe University, Strayer University, and the University of West Georgia. Many more transfer admission guarantees are in process. These GAGS allow students who meet certain criteria including grade point average to transfer to one of the TAG schools of their choice after completing 60 hrs. at GPC.
• Annually, GPC typically accounts for 1/5 of all transfers within the University System of Georgia
• USG transfer surveys show that GPC students who transfer as juniors typically do as well as native students in their junior year.
Georgia Perimeter College is among the nation’s fastest growing metropolitan two-year colleges. With more than 21,500 students, GPC is the third-largest institution in the University System of Georgia. Georgia Perimeter College is affordable and accessible, with full service campuses in Dunwoody, Clarkston, Decatur and the eight county service area surrounding Newton, with sites in Alpharetta, Lawrenceville and Rockdale. We serve traditional students as well as nontraditional and foreign students.
Georgia Perimeter College enrolls more freshmen, has more students transferring to other colleges and universities, has more high school Joint Enrollment students and offers more online courses than any other institution in Georgia. Academic excellence, championship athletic programs and student success are hallmarks of our wonderfully vibrant college. We also provide a nurturing environment with small classes.
Our Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program ensures GPC students, who qualify, entrance into some of the best four-year institutions in Georgia. Click onto www.gpc.edu/TAG for more information.
Our students are success driven and are taught by dedicated, award-winning faculty. GPC is dedicated to success for our students, graduates who head straight into the workforce and those who choose to continue their education at a senior institution. Please browse our Web site or contact us with any questions. We look forward to seeing you.
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Georgia Perimeter College Contact: 678-891-4125 |
