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GUIDETOGWINNETT.COM<br />

GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE<br />

Established in 2006 as the first four-year, public college created<br />

in the U.S. in the 21st century, Georgia <strong>Gwinnett</strong> College<br />

continues <strong>to</strong> make his<strong>to</strong>ry. Georgia <strong>Gwinnett</strong> is the #10 <strong>to</strong>p<br />

public school in the Southern region (U.S. News & World Report),<br />

the most ethnically diverse Southern regional college and ranks<br />

second in the Southern region for the lowest graduate debt.<br />

The college’s growth in its first decade has been dramatic –<br />

enrollment now <strong>to</strong>ps 12,000 students who can choose from<br />

16 majors and more than 40 concentrations. However, average<br />

class size remains small, 21 students on average, the student <strong>to</strong><br />

faculty ratio is 18:1.<br />

Georgia <strong>Gwinnett</strong> celebrates its standing as a “different kind<br />

of four-year college” – with a strong men<strong>to</strong>ring program, a focus<br />

on technology, an incredibly diverse student body (100 nations<br />

and 30 states represented) and a mission <strong>to</strong> provide access <strong>to</strong><br />

all students. The college has over 120 student organizations<br />

and a fast-growing athletic program that has already earned<br />

national and conference championships.<br />

ggc.edu<br />

064 | GWINNETT MAGAZINE

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