GA $ 540 .SI C3 ;Jro5!dCOl.o ....'r GAcoJlege411 Helping Students Plan, Apply, and Pay for College September 2005 - August 2006 ECEMBER ----- - - - Truett-McConnell College, a four-year private college, is located in Cleveland, Georgia orthe southern edge of lhe Blue Ridge Mounta i ns. True tt-McConne ll, which was gran ted its tou r-yeor status in 2002, offers boche /oro/ arts degrees in mu sic. as well as a variety ofassociate degrees. The college provides on outstanding academicprogramto residentialand commuting students. Vis it the Truett-McConnell Col/ege website at www.truett.edu. 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IITest Dale 9 10 -+ ACT Test Dale 16 11 -+ End of Course Tests Administration through cec. 20 18 19 20 -+ GTEG Fall awardiVpaymenls dea dli ne 21 22 23 24 -+ End o f Course Tests Adm inistration through Dec.20 25 Christmas Day State Holiday 26 State Ho liday 21 -t SAT Registration Deadline for Jan, 28 28 29 30 31 l SUNDAY New Yea r's Day MONDAY 1 State Holiday 2 8 9 Georgia Perime ter Colleg e (GPO, the thirdlargest institution in the University System of Georgia. serves marethan 20.000 students through sixlocotions in metro At/onto. The college offers transfer progroms. for students whoplan to transfer to four- yearcolleges o{tercompleting twoyears at GPC. and careerprograms that prepare students far careers through a program of specialized study andgeneral education. GPC ranks amongthe "Top 100Associate's DegreeProducers" in the nation. according to the U.S. Department of Education. Visit the Georgia PerimeterCol/ege website at www.gpc.edu. 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The college's associate degree programs provide a strong general educationtor transfer/a four-year institutions, and morethan 93 percent of Young Harris graduates tra nsferto seniorcolleges and universities. Visitthe Young Harr is College website at www.yhc.edu. SUNDAY 5 MONDAY January 2006 s M T WT F S 1234 567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6 TUESDAY March 2006 S MTWT F S 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 WEDNESDAY 1 ~ Dll a d line for Robert Byrd $(:holars hip Nomina tion 1 8 ~ SAC RAO Annual Mee ting. lexington, KY 12 ~ NACAC College Fair, GA International Convention Cen ter, College Perl< ~ SAS FAA Annoe l Conference. Greensboro. NC 19 13 20 ~ Colleg e Board Southern Regiona l Meeting, Rosen Centre Ho tel. Orlando . Fl 14 15 21 22 THURSDAY 2 FRIDAY 3 SATURDAY 4 - ' GA Milila/y College State Service Seholalsh ip Application Deadli ne ~ GSFC Board M!l'eting, Tucker -+ SACRAQ Annual Meeting. l exinglOl1, KY 9 10 11 ~ ACT Test Date 16 11 18 23 24 25 26 21 28 ~ HOPE Scl101ar list Preliminary Deadline -+ Statewide Financ ial Aid Chat Night &-9 prn. WNw.GAcoIlege411 .org 0< 1-800-505-4732 GAco~ Jlege411 Helpin g Stud ents Plan, App ly, an d Pay for Coll eg e L ~ SAT Regist ration Deadlrne lo r April 1 ~ ... l Research scholarsh ips, loans, and grants , including Georgia's HOPE Program. ~ ~---~--- -------------.--~---------- ARCH Brewton -Po rk e r College is II privote. fOUl-year, liberalens college with an overage enrol/mentol more than 1.100 students. The college's main campus ;s/ocotedin Mount Vernon. Georgia, and Brew/of/ Porker 0/50 seNes students through external programs i n sixo{fcompus si tes in SOVIJnnoh. Hinesville, Glennville, Boxley, Norman Park. and Newnan. 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