
Academic Dean
Phil Smith
678-891-3292
Senior Administrative Secretary
Anita Vick
678-891-3690
The Clarkston Campus is Georgia Perimeter College's oldest location. It opened as DeKalb College with 763 students in 1964 and became Georgia perimeter College in 1997.
We have one of the most culturally diverse campuses in the University System of Georgia. Students from more than 100 nations come here.
We are the home of the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra. GPC's Fine Arts Program and the Center for International Education host an assortment of cultural events. The Clarkston Campus houses The Writers Institute, The Chattahoochee Review, and Writer-in-Residence, Jack Riggs, Georgia Author of the Year for Fiction 2009.
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Johnnie Long
She did poorly in high school, hated it and finally quit. But Johnnie Long knew she wanted more out of life, so she earned a GED and enrolled at Georgia Perimeter College. She blossomed at GPC under teachers who challenged her. More >