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                                              Arts in Education, Master of Arts degree   justice, accounting and life sciences,
                                              in Sport Administration, and a Master   among others. Gwinnett Tech currently
                                              of Science in Administration with   offers adult education options, including
                                                                                    ®
                                              subspecialties in general administration,  GED  preparation classes, in Sandy
                                              health services administration, human   Springs at 1117 Perimeter Center West,
                                              resources administration, leadership,   Suite N101 (Troy University), Atlanta,
                                              and public administration.         GA, 30038.
                                               2120 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 200  Gwinnett Technical College is
                                               Atlanta, GA 30339                 accredited by the Southern Association
                                               770-933-7660                      of Colleges and Schools Commission
                                               global.cmich.edu                  on Colleges. For more information, visit
                                                                                 www.GwinnettTech.edu.
                                                    Georgia Perimeter College     1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite N101
                                                Georgia Perimeter College is      Atlanta, GA 30338
                                              among the nation’s fastest-growing   678-334-1486 (office)
            Principal for a Day               metropolitan two-year colleges. With   770/338-7198 (fax)
                                              more than 23,000 students, GPC is the
              Children’s academic success is   third-largest institution in the University        Keller Graduate School of Management
                                                                                  DeVry University and DeVry
            important to parents in the City of   System of Georgia. GPC is affordable,   University’s Keller Graduate School
            Sandy Springs. One of the largest   and accessible with four campuses and   of Management’s Alpharetta Campus
                                              additional sites conveniently located
            charter school systems in the state   around Atlanta, including a campus in   offers undergraduate and graduate
            and perhaps even the nation, the   Dunwoody, adjacent to Sandy Springs.   degree programs in some of today’s
            Fulton County School System allows   GPC serves traditional students as   fastest-growing career fields. The
            innovation and creativity to flow freely   well as nontraditional and international   Alpharetta Campus offers spacious
            in a flexible, yet highly successful   students. GPC enrolls more freshmen,   classrooms; a full-service research
            academic setting. But you don’t have   has more students transferring to other   library; access to GALILEO, an online
                                                                                 database retrieval system for Georgia
                                              colleges and universities, has more high
            to just take our word for it. Why not   school dual enrollment students, and   libraries; a fully wired computer lab; and
            see for yourself in the Principal for a   offers more online courses than any   a comfortable commons area.
            Day program?                      other institution in the state.     In close proximity to Fortune 500
               In this nationwide program,     2101 Womack Road                  corporate headquarters, major financial
            residents can participate in the hectic   Dunwoody, GA 30338         institutions and Atlanta’s thriving
            schedule of a school administrator.   770-274-5000                   business and high-tech community,
                                                                                 DeVry University and DeVry University’s
            Shadowing a principal for the day,   www.gpc.edu                     Keller Graduate School of Management’s
            business men and women can truly        Gwinnett Technical College   Atlanta Cobb-Galleria Center enables
            come to appreciate the discipline,   As one of Georgia’s largest technical   students to explore possible career
            patience, and poise it takes to run    colleges, Gwinnett Technical College   opportunities in a wide variety of
            a school.                         provides relevant knowledge for career   industries. The Atlanta Cobb-Galleria
               The daily duties completed in   advancement and improved quality of   Center offers spacious classrooms,
            this program range from morning   life. GTC offers more than 50 career-  a fully wired computer lab, and a
                                              focused degree, diploma and certificate
                                                                                 comfortable commons area.
            announcements to Community Town   options, plus adult education programs,   At both campuses Keller’s Graduate
            Meetings at the close of the day to   continuing education courses and   School of Management provides
            discuss important educational issues.   customized training for business and   students with relevant, real-world
              A day filled with a little bit of   industry. In 2010, the college’s service   graduate programs that can expand
            mayhem, crowded hallways, and     area was expanded to include North   marketability and earning potential;
            bustling students in the Principal for   Fulton and the college is building   and an exceptional pool of resources
            a Day program brings a strong sense   a North Fulton campus in nearby   for capstone projects, networking
                                                                                 opportunities and future career growth.
                                              Alpharetta, with an anticipated opening
            of accomplishment and a newfound   of January 2016.                       Alpharetta Campus:
            appreciation for educators.         GTC’s initial program offerings at its   2555 Northwinds Parkway
                               ~Dana Moody    North Fulton campus will include early   Alpharetta, GA  30009
                                              education, computer sciences, criminal   770-619-3600
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