Perimeter College at Georgia State University
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Perimeter College at Georgia State University[2] is a college of Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Perimeter College was originally a public community college founded by an Atlanta area county board of education before merging with Georgia State University in 2016 to create one of the largest universities in the United States with over 50,000 students.[3] The Perimeter College (PC) campuses became components of Georgia State University, still maintaining their own mission, degrees, and admittance requirements, separate from those of the main campus.[4] Before merging with GSU, PC served metro Atlanta with five campus locations and offered more than 40 programs of study, including Arts, Music, Theatre, Nursing, Business Administration, Education, Dental Hygiene, Criminal Justice, and Sign Language Interpreting.
Former name | DeKalb College DeKalb Community College Georgia Perimeter College |
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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 | , , USA |
Campus | Urban, 50 acres (0.20 km2) |
Mascot | Jaguars |
Website | perimeter |
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. |