The DeKalb Early College Academy (DECA) is a DeKalb County high school created in partnership with Georgia Perimeter College. Designed to target students who are underrepresented in higher education, DECA serves 9^th through 12^th grade students who are eligible to attend a DeKalb County High School. Students are enrolled in DECA as rising 9^th graders each fall on a space available basis through DeKalb County School District’s enrollment processes. DECA is located in a complex on Mountain Industrial Boulevard near GPC’s Clarkston Campus.
 
DECA students enroll in college classes on the Clarkston Campus of Georgia Perimeter College as early as 11^th grade, depending on college placement test scores. Students earn transferable college credits and high school credits while completing their high school diplomas. Some students are able to complete enough college credits to earn an associate degree by the time they graduate from high school. For more information about the school, contact the GPC DECA program representative on Clarkston Campus or access http://schools.dekalb.k12.ga.us/earlycollege.