 georgia perimeter college (formerly dekalb college) is a two-year associate degree-granting unit of the university system of georgia. in may 2011, the state board of regents approved two bachelor's programs: a bachelor of arts in sign language interpreting, a bachelor of science in health informatics, and a bachelor of business administration (bba) in partnership with georgia southwestern state university. gpc serves metro atlanta with multiple campus locations and offers 40+ programs of study, including nursing, business administration, education, dental hygiene, criminal justice and sign language interpreting. == history == the institution was founded by the dekalb county board of education as dekalb college in 1958 and offered its first classes in clarkston, georgia, in 1964. its service area grew as new campuses opened and students came to the college from throughout the metro area. in 1997, dekalb college was renamed georgia perimeter college. == campuses == * three in dekalb county:"campus websites & contact information." georgia perimeter college. accessed october 26, 2008. ** clarkston campus (formerly known as "central campus"), in an unincorporated area south of clarkston, is the original campus. ** decatur campus (formerly known as "south campus"), in an unincorporated area south of decatur. ** dunwoody campus (formerly known as "north campus"), city of dunwoody"city limits map." citizens for dunwoody. accessed october 26, 2008. dunwoody campus is home to an observatory that is available for public use. * newton county: newton campus, in an unincorporated area, south of i-20 and east of covington. * [[
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