- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Southern Polytechnic State University
- Creator:
- Watson, Ann S.
- Date of Original:
- 2004-12-10
- Subject:
- Universities and colleges--Georgia--Marietta
Southern Polytechnic State University
Technical education--Georgia--Marietta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta, 33.9526, -84.54993
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- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Southern Polytechnic State University. Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU), a 230-acre campus, is located in Marietta, about twenty miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. A member of the University System of Georgia, SPSU in fall 2004 had approximately 3,700 students pursuing education in such career-based areas as architecture, computer science, physics, international studies, technical communication, engineering technologies, software engineering, construction, quality assurance, information technology, apparel/textile engineering technology, management, and surveying and mapping, among others. Students enjoy individual attention from the faculty in small classes that average in size from twenty-five to thirty students. In addition, the Georgia Youth Science and Technology Centers is headquartered at SPSU, and the university is home to Georgia's only NASA Teacher Resource Center.
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- Language:
- eng
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- Cite as: "Southern Polytechnic State University," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
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