Recent News

GPC gets Presidential Service Award

March 12, 2013

President Barack Obama has named Georgia Perimeter College as a 2013 Presidential Awardee in the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Read More >

Student starting point: A state or two-year college could be the first step to a job or a baccalaureate degree

March 12, 2013

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
Lao-tzu (604 B.C. to 531 B.C.), founder of Taoism

What does Lao-tzu have to do with your dream of a college education? If lack of money , time or academic preparation has been holding you back , you might want to take your first step at a two-year institution. Read More >

Hometown Hero: Vietnam vet teaches writing, career skills to other vets

March 6, 2013
Bob Knowles Jr. fought in Vietnam, and he’s now on the front lines of the fight to help thousands of veterans from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq get a good education — and good jobs. Read More >

Local playwright is national finalist

February 11, 2013

Neeley Gossett, an Atlanta playwright and Georgia Perimeter College Dunwoody adjunct instructor, has been selected to participate in the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition. On Thursday, Feb. 7, Gossett will read her play, “Roman Candle Summer,” a story of an Alabama society woman crossing paths with a 14-year-old girl in a foster home. Read More >

Dual enrollment program is twice as nice for 17-year-old

January 9, 2013

By the time spring semester ends, Bharat Sanders will have two graduations to celebrate. The 17-year-old will not only graduate from Johns Creek High School with honors, he’ll also earn an associate degree in mathematics from Georgia Perimeter College (GPC). Read More >

GPC Newton Campus boasts more full-time high school students

September 14, 2012

More area high school students are becoming full-time college students at Newton County's Georgia Perimeter campus than at any of the college's other locations.

Young parent understands importance of completion

September 5, 2012

Hours after his daughter was born, Juan Betancur left the hospital to attend a college orientation program. The incongruity of being a new father and a new college student fresh out of high school was one of the many challenges he faced as a teenaged parent.

Georgia colleges transfer attention to transfer students

September 4, 2012

Transfer students make up more than half of the school’s undergraduates and nearly 6,000 of them attended Georgia Perimeter at some point, associate provost Tim Renick said. The college has had record size transfer classes the past three semesters and expects the same for this fall. Read More >

GPC has plans to overcome challenges

August 27, 2012

Georgia Perimeter College has been hammered this year with staggering budget cuts and lowered enrollment and revenue, but interim President Rob Watts said students shouldn't see any day-to-day difference in their education. Read More >

GPC students return to classes this week

August 21, 2012

Georgia Perimeter College was the first college in Newton County to begin classes for the semester on Monday. "Everything is going fine here," said Ron Key, dean of academic affairs and services for the GPC Newton campus, on Monday.

GPC's interim president works to steer college through rough financial waters

August 16, 2012

Like many institutions of higher learning, Georgia Perimeter College is facing significant financial challenges, but interim President Rob Watts wants to assure prospective students and the community at large that, in spite of the difficulties, it’s business as usual at the college.

Dunwoody enrollment students gear up for fall classes

August 1, 2012

Georgia Perimeter College's Dual Enrollment program is on track for another successful fall registration, with more than 800 students from high schools across the metro Atlanta area enrolled at the college.

Dunwoody GPC aims to offer best services for veteran students

July 25, 2012

U.S. military veterans are returning to college at an increasing rate, with numbers expected to rise as the drawdown of troops from Afghanistan continues.

Georgia Perimeter prepares for fall semester, but concerns over budget shortfall remain

July 20, 2012

Now that Georgia Perimeter College has slashed $25 million from its budget to cover a financial shortfall, attention has turned to the fall semester that starts next month. The big unknown is whether students will return. Read More >

Community colleges best value in education

June 27, 2012

Two-year colleges are the best deal around in today's challenging economic and employment climate. Locally, Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) offers high quality faculty who focus solely on teaching and learning. Read More >

Gateway program provides pathway to college for ‘at risk’ students

June 19, 2012

A comparison of the program’s graduation test results with other alternative schools in the DeKalb County system indicates that students are doing exceptionally well. Read More >

GPC student presents ancient Afghan exhibit

June 7, 2012

A unique photography and cultural exhibit about a little known Afghanistan ethnic group runs through July 13 at the GPC Dunwoody Library. The exhibit is curated by Georgia Perimeter College student, Mohammad Rezaee. Read More >

Number of nontraditional students increases

May 15, 2012

Now 49, Shirley James enrolled at Georgia Perimeter College in 2009 after being laid off as an assistant in a substance abuse program. She is a criminal justice psychology major and has her sights set on a career as a substance abuse counselor. Read More >

Walking into a great situation

May 10, 2012

Auburn’s coaching staff has been all over the country scouting and looking for big men that can come in and provide immediate help. Georgia Perimeter College associate head basketball coach David Dennis thinks the Tigers found a perfect fit in forward Shareif Aduma, who signed with Auburn Tuesday. Read More >

GPC Dunwoody student is $90,000 JKC Scholarship recipient

May 4, 2012

Good news traveled in pairs this year for Georgia Perimeter College, as two students were awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Read More >