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Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Clarkston, Georgia Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Clarkston, Georgia. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,282 students. It is part of Technical College System of Georgia.

Georgia Piedmont Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 98 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Criminal Justice/Police Science, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. It awarded 1,174 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 22 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,282
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
1,174
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
98
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 98

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Computer and Information Sciences 9
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 8
Business, Management and Marketing 16
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 6
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Science Technologies 1
Health Professions 19
Education 2
Precision Production 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Engineering Technologies 13
English Language and Literature 1
Construction Trades 5
Communications Technologies 3
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
58%
First-year retention, part-time students
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
226
Certificates under 1 year
740
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
163
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
45

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,282
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,282
Full-time, fall 2024
25%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,701
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
9%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
74%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
22
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
44%
Students taking some online courses
24%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Technical College System of Georgia
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Tavarez D. Holston, Ed.D.
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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