Perimeter College at Georgia State University

Perimeter College
New logo (2016) to reflect name change and merger with Georgia State University.
Former name
DeKalb College
DeKalb Community College
Georgia Perimeter College
TypePublic college
Active1964 (1964)–2016 (2016)
Parent institution
Georgia State University (2016–present)
AffiliationUniversity System of Georgia
Provost / DeanPeter Lyons
Academic staff
510[1]
Students21,000[1]
UndergraduatesFreshman: 10,955 (Fall 2014)[1]
Sophomore: 8,295 (Fall 2014)[1]
Location
Suburban Atlanta
,
Georgia
,
United States
CampusSuburb, 50 acres (0.20 km2)
MascotJaguars
Websiteperimeter.gsu.edu
Former Georgia Perimeter College logo prior to the 2016 merger with Georgia State University.

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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Georgia State University/Perimeter College Quick Facts". Georgia State University/Perimeter College. Georgia State University. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. ^ Georgia State University:Apply to Perimeter College
  3. ^ "Board of Regents Finalizes Consolidation of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College". University System of Georgia Press Release. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ^ Davis, Janel (6 January 2015). "GA Perimeter will be "component" of merged GA State, president says". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 7 January 2015.