Georgia Perimeter College

Perimeter College
New college logo 2016 to reflect name change and merger states with Georgia State
Former name	DeKalb College DeKalb Community College Georgia Perimeter College
Type	Public
Active	1964 (1964)–2016 (2016)
Parent institution	Georgia State University (2016-Present)
Affiliation	University System of Georgia
Provost / Dean	Dr. Peter Lyons
Academic staff	510^[1]
Students	21,000^[1]
Undergraduates	Freshman: 10,955 (Fall 2014)^[1] Sophomore: 8,295 (Fall 2014)^[1]
Location	Suburban Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Campus	Urban, 50 acres (0.20 km²)
Mascot	Jaguars
Website	perimeter.gsu.edu
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents announces plans to consolidate with Georgia State University 2015. Merged with Georgia State University and name changed to Perimeter College at Georgia State University January 2016.

Former Georgia Perimeter College logo prior to the 2016 merger with Georgia State University.

Georgia Perimeter College (formerly DeKalb College) was a two-year associate degree-granting unit of the University System of Georgia. On January 6, 2016 it became a part of Georgia State University, becoming one of the largest universities in the United States.^[2] The GPC campuses became components of Georgia State University, still maintaining their own mission, degrees, and admittance requirements, separate from that of the main campus.^[3] Before merging with GSU, GPC served metro Atlanta with multiple campus locations and offered more than 40 programs of study, including Nursing, Business Administration, Education, Dental Hygiene, Criminal Justice and Sign Language Interpreting.

History

Georgia Perimeter College was founded by the DeKalb County Board of Education as DeKalb College in 1958 and offered its first classes in Clarkston, Georgia, in 1964. Its service area grew as new campuses opened and students came to the college from throughout the metro area. In 1997, DeKalb College was renamed Georgia Perimeter College.

Campuses

Three in DeKalb County:^[4]
- Clarkston Campus (formerly known as "Central Campus"), in an unincorporated area south of Clarkston, is the original campus.
- Decatur Campus (formerly known as "South Campus"), in an unincorporated area south of Decatur.
- Dunwoody Campus (formerly known as "North Campus"), City of Dunwoody^[5] Dunwoody Campus is home to an observatory that is available for public use.
Newton County: Newton Campus, in an unincorporated area, south of I-20 and east of Covington.
Fulton County: Alpharetta Center in the City of Alpharetta in north Fulton County.

The Georgia Perimeter College Botanical Gardens include a Native Plant Garden and the Ferns of the World Garden, which contains more species of ferns than any other garden in the United States. Discussions about plants, garden walks and special sales are open to the public.

Academic profile

Georgia Perimeter College was the largest two-year college and the fourth-largest institution in the University System of Georgia, with about 21,371 students enrolled.^[6] GPC’s online program was the largest in the state university system, serving over 9,000 students. Georgia Perimeter transferred almost 3,000 students annually to bachelor's degree programs within the University System of Georgia, accounting for one-fifth of transfers within the system. To allow students to transfer to four-year institutions of their choice, Georgia Perimeter pioneered a Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program, signing more than 40 TAG agreements with in-state, out-of-state, public and private four-year colleges and universities.

More than one-third of Georgia Perimeter College’s faculty members earned their doctorate; this statistic did not include numerous part-time instructors. GPC had more Governor's Teaching Fellows than any other institution in Georgia: 40 since 1996. More than 46 GPC faculty members received National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Teaching Excellence Awards since 2003.

Military Outreach

Georgia Perimeter College's Military Outreach program served one of the largest military and veteran populations in the State, with over 1,100 military-affiliated students attending GPC each semester. Designated year after year as a Military Friendly and Best-For-Vets institution, GPC's Military Outreach program had been recognized as a model in the State and across the Nation. The Military Outreach Center provided all the services, support and assistance student veterans need to reach their academic goals. GPC had Military Outreach Centers located on all five campuses and provide personalized assistance to its many Online student veterans, offering everything from academic and financial aid counseling, to scholarships and emergency grants for military/veteran students and their families. GPC honored its student veterans by Serving Those Who Have Served.^[7]

Student life

Georgia Perimeter College’s Fine Arts program presented plays, art exhibits and musical performances that were open to the public. The 2009–2010 season included more than 100 events. The college was also home to the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra and the Southern Academy for Literary Arts & Scholarly Research, which celebrated literature and scholarship and hosts an assortment of visiting writers who engage students, faculty, and staff. The Chattahoochee Review was the nationally recognized literary magazine published by the college. Teresa Weaver of Atlanta Magazine described it as a "fine literary journal".^[8] It received attention as a journal of Southern literature, featuring such writers as James Dickey, but expanded its scope to include international works.

In early 2010, Georgia Perimeter College opened the Atlanta Center for Civic Engagement & Service Learning on its Clarkston Campus. The center worked to enhance student learning by providing opportunities for students to apply what they learn into the classroom to real-life situations. Through such activities, they worked to enhance the economic, social and cultural vitality of GPC’s communities, while offering students, faculty, educators and community members the training, tools and support they needed to get engaged and make a difference.

Media

The Collegian was the student newspaper of Georgia Perimeter College. The paper was published to over 11,000 people all over the metro Atlanta area. The Collegian covered all five campuses in the areas of Campus News, Campus Life, Academics, Administration, Features and Opinions.

Sport

The college athletics teams were nicknamed the Jaguars.

Notable people

Ron Blomberg, baseball player for the New York Yankees (1969-1978)
Marlon Byrd, baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies
Nick Green, Major League Baseball player (several teams).
Howard Mosby, House of Representatives, Georgia

References

1 2 3 4 "Georgia State University/Perimeter College Quick Facts". Georgia State University/Perimeter College. Georgia State University. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
↑ "Board of Regents Finalizes Consolidation of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College". University System of Georgia Press Release. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
↑ Davis, Janel (6 January 2015). "GA Perimeter will be "component" of merged GA State, president says". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
↑ "Campus Websites & Contact Information." Georgia Perimeter College. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
↑ "City Limits Map." Citizens for Dunwoody. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
↑ Board of Regents, University System of Georgia, Semester Enrollment Report – Fall 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
↑ Georgia Perimeter College Military Outreach Center. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
↑ Atlanta Magazine: September 19, 2007-Great authors never really die...by Teresa Weaver

External links

University System of Georgia

Research universities	Augusta University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University University of Georgia

Comprehensive universities	Georgia Southern University Kennesaw State University University of West Georgia Valdosta State University

State universities	Albany State University Armstrong State University Clayton State University Columbus State University Fort Valley State University Georgia College & State University Georgia Southwestern State University Middle Georgia State University University of North Georgia Savannah State University

Category I state colleges	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Atlanta Metropolitan State College College of Coastal Georgia Dalton State College Georgia Gwinnett College Gordon State College

Category II state colleges	Bainbridge State College Darton State College East Georgia State College Georgia Highlands College Georgia Perimeter College South Georgia State College

Governing body	Georgia Board of Regents

College sports teams in Georgia

NCAA Division I	Georgia Georgia Southern Georgia State Georgia Tech Kennesaw State Mercer Savannah State

NCAA Division II	Albany State Armstrong State Augusta Clark Atlanta Clayton State Columbus State Emmanuel Fort Valley State Georgia College Georgia Southwestern Morehouse North Georgia Paine Shorter Valdosta State West Georgia Young Harris

NCAA Division III	Agnes Scott Berry Covenant Emory LaGrange Oglethorpe Piedmont Wesleyan

NAIA Divisions I and II	Brenau Brewton–Parker Coastal Georgia Dalton State Georgia Gwinnett Life Middle Georgia Point Reinhardt Savannah Art and Design Savannah Art & Design–Atlanta Thomas Truett-McConnell

NJCAA Division I	Abraham Baldwon Albany Tech Atlanta Metropolitan Chattahoochee Tech Darton State East Georgia Georgia Highlands Georgia Military Georgia Perimeter Gordon State Middle Georgia South Georgia Tech Waycross

NCCAA Divisions I and II	Carver Emmanuel Point Shorter Toccoa Falls

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, February 26, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.