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Dunwoody is also served by several Did
private schools with faith or secular You
academic-based curricula. Students ... Know?
enjoy smaller class sizes with many of ?
the same public school opportunities
including athletics, arts and culture,
and even community service, DeKalb School of the
producing well-rounded citizens who Arts ranked #89 in the
U.S. News national
are equipped to move into the
rankings and
workforce or higher education. #2 in Georgia.
Dunwoody residents can choose
from a wealth of local higher education
institutions after graduation. Nationally
recognized and world-renowned
institutions including Mercer, Troy
University, American InterContinental
University, Emory University, Georgia minds of their students. And with the For more information on the EDUCATION
Institute of Technology and Georgia largest online program in the University DeKalb County School District, visit
State University – just to name a few – System through Georgia State University, dekalbschoolsga.org. For more
promote rigorous curricula designed education in Dunwoody has never been information on area private schools or
to teach, sculpt and broaden the so accessible. universities, visit perimeterchamber.com.

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY & PERIMETER COLLEGE:
Access is the Focus

The Dunwoody campus of Perimeter students who get off track and help them
College at Georgia State University (GSU) graduate on time. This program helped
opens the door to a world of opportunity increase Perimeter College’s graduation
for residents to obtain as much higher rate from 6 percent to 11.9 percent in the
education as they want or need for their first year of use, nearly 6 points toward the
career path. Perimeter College offers goal of a 20 percent increase in the first
31 academic pathways in Dunwoody, three years. Associate degrees conferred in
ranging from engineering to journalism. 2017 represented a 17 percent increase over
Many students choose to study business the previous year.
at Dunwoody, but the campus also is In addition to the commitment to
recognized for its accounting pathway student access and success, the Dunwoody
and strong dental hygiene program. campus has developed a strong reputation
While nearly 6,000 students at the
Dunwoody campus (2017 fall enrollment as a community partner since opening in
was 5,932) earn an associate degree to 1979. For example, the Dunwoody Campus
give them a leg up in their career field, Observatory gives access to night sky
they also have the opportunity to transfer viewing to both students and the public,
seamlessly to GSU’s downtown Atlanta and the tennis courts on campus are also
campus where they can pursue degrees commitment to student success and to public. The public can receive reduced
all the way to the doctoral level if rate dental hygiene care at the Dunwoody
they choose. the Dunwoody community at large. The campus’ dental hygiene clinic. The
The 2016 merger of Georgia Perimeter merger has bolstered that commitment Dunwoody campus also provides
College with Georgia State University to through the expansion to Perimeter space for community group meetings
become one of the largest universities students of GSU’s analytics tracking, so that and other events.
in the U.S. amplified Perimeter College’s staff advisors can proact and reach out to ~by Teresa Greer

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