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Georgia Gwinnett College
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| Georgia Gwinnett College | |
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| Established | Spring, 2005 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Daniel J. Kaufman |
| Location | Lawrenceville, Georgia, Georgia, USA |
| Campus: | Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| Colors: | Green and Black |
| Website: | http://www.ggc.usg.edu |
Georgia Gwinnett College, named for its location in Gwinnett County, Georgia, is a state-supported liberal arts college, the newest component of the University System of Georgia. GGC is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in the heart of Gwinnett County. The first junior/senior classes began classes in Fall 2006, and the first freshman class walked through the doors on August 20th, 2007.
In the spring of 2005, the Georgia General Assembly and the University System Board of Regents approved a plan to create the first new state college in Georgia since 1970. Located on the former Gwinnett University Center campus in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Gwinnett College is a high tech, four-year institution serving the higher educational needs of Gwinnett County.
The following description is from the college's website:[1]
"Founded as the University System's third state college, Georgia Gwinnett's mission is to provide a range of associate degree programs, as well as a number of bachelor degree programs focused on the economic development needs of Gwinnett County and the surrounding area.
The existing Gwinnett University Center will be phased out as lower-division students from Georgia Perimeter and upper-division students from UGA, SPSU and MCG graduate or transfer to other institutions. Once the transition is complete, the new institution will offer all undergraduate education, with UGA continuing to provide graduate programs and continuing-education courses. Georgia Gwinnett College currently offers junior-level courses and will enroll its first freshman class in the fall of 2007. Degree programs focus on four general areas that are important to meeting the needs of the region and the state: information technology, business, biology and psychology."
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| Research Universities | Georgia Tech • Georgia State • Medical College of Georgia • University of Georgia |
| Regional Universities | Georgia Southern • Valdosta State |
| State Universities | Albany State • Armstrong Atlantic State • Augusta State • Clayton State • Columbus State • Ft. Valley State • GCSU • Georgia Southwestern State • Kennesaw State • North Georgia State • Savannah State • Southern Polytechnic State • West Georgia |
| State Colleges | Dalton State • Gainesville State • Georgia Gwinnett College • Macon State • Middle Georgia State |
| Agricultural Colleges | Abraham Baldwin |
| Two-year Colleges | Atlanta Metro • Bainbridge • Coastal Georgia • Darton • East Georgia • Georgia Highlands • Georgia Perimeter • Gordon • South Georgia • Waycross |
| Independent research unit | Skidaway Institute of Oceanography |
| Governing body | Georgia Board of Regents |