Georgia Perimeter College
Georgia Perimeter College is a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia. GPC has
multiple campus locations on the north and east side of Atlanta.
The instutution was founded by the Dekalb County Board of Education as Dekalb College in
1958 and offered its first classes in Clarkston, Georgia in 1964.
Facts and Figures
Georgia Perimeter College is the largest two-year college and the third largest institution
in the University System of Georgia. Its Spring 2004 enrollment was 20,266.
Locations
The main campus is located in Clarkston, Georgia with branch campuses in Decatur, Dunwoody, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, and Conyers. Distance learning courses via the Internet and videotaped courseware are also availible.
