- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College
- Creator:
- Koon, Mary Downing
- Date of Original:
- 2007-05-25
- Subject:
- Universities and colleges--Georgia--Clarkston
Georgia. Dept. of Technical and Adult Education
Education--Georgia--Clarkston
Vocational education--Georgia--Clarkston
Technical education--Georgia--Clarkston - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Clarkston, 33.80955, -84.23964
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about DeKalb Technical College. DeKalb Technical College is located in Clarkston (DeKalb County). In addition to DeKalb, the college's service area also includes Morgan, Newton, and Rockdale counties, with a satellite campus in Covington (Newton County) and centers in Conyers (Rockdale County), Doraville (DeKalb County), and Lithonia (Rockdale County). DeKalb County's population is racially and ethnically diverse, and Clarkston is a popular refugee relocation site. DeKalb Tech's adult literacy program, one of the largest in Georgia's technical college system, demonstrates the school's commitment to educating local and international students seeking to learn English as a second language (ESL), continue their education, or advance in the workforce. The college is a member of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG).
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- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/georgia-piedmont-technical-college/
- Language:
- eng
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