Gwinnett Technical College

Overview

Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Gwinnett Technical College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 11,166 students. It is part of Technical College System of Georgia.

Gwinnett Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 80 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Network and System Administration/Administrator, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. It awarded 4,513 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 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 20 to 1.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 80

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

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

49%

Student-to-faculty ratio

20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees

793

Certificates under 1 year

3,242

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

363

Certificates of 2 to 4 years

115

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

11,166

Undergraduates, fall 2024

11,166

Full-time, fall 2024

20%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

15,400

Full-time, 2024-25

18%

Size category

10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

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

Women

62%

Men

38%

White

20%

Hispanic or Latino

24%

Black or African American

39%

Asian

9%

Two or more races

5%

International (U.S. nonresident)

2%

Race or ethnicity unknown

1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online

10

Online undergraduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

37%

Students taking some online courses

30%

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

Dr. D. Glen Cannon

Services and opportunities

Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

For veterans and service members

Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization