- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Georgia Perimeter College
- Creator:
- Hudson, Paul Stephen
- Date of Original:
- 2004-01-02
- Subject:
- Georgia Perimeter College
DeKalb College--History
Universities and colleges--Georgia
Education--Georgia
Distance education--Georgia
Telecommunication in education--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Clarkston, 33.80955, -84.23964
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Georgia Perimeter College (GPC). Originally founded as DeKalb College, Georgia Permiter College has the third-largest headcount enrollment (approximately 22,000 credit and noncredit students in 2003) of higher education institutions in the state. GPC, one of thirty-four institutions of the University System of Georgia, is the state's largest two-year college. It is a regional, nonresidential, multicampus institution with a curriculum specializing in liberal arts and sciences as well as professional preparation. GPC has four campus locations and two sites near Interstate 285, the perimeter beltway surrounding metropolitan Atlanta.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/georgia-perimeter-college/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Georgia Perimeter College," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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