Gwinnett Technical College: Narrative Description

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GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE D-5

PO Box 1505
Lawrenceville, GA 30046-1505
Tel: (770)962-7580
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.gwinnetttech.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1984. Setting: 93-acre suburban campus with easy access to Atlanta. Total enrollment: 4,466. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 22:1. Full-time: 1,840 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 2,626 students, 54% women, 46% men. 0.2% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 23% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.05% international, 80% 25 or older. Retention: 48% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $1008 full-time, $28 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2016 full-time, $56 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $204 full-time, $68 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Major annual events: Fall Festival, Spring Fling, Awards Day. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: patrols by campus police. College housing not available. Gwinnett Technical Institute Media Center with 19,547 books, 246 serials, and 2,289 audiovisual materials. 264 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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