Georgia Piedmont Technical College(GPTC) is a public institute that was established as DeKalb Area Vocational School in 1961. The first batch had only 18 students. The college has grown substantially well in the past 60 years. Georgia Piedmont Tech offers classes year-round, in fall, spring, and summer terms, with flexible hours and online learning opportunities to accommodate the diverse scheduling needs of our students. From its initial home in temporary q rankings consider combinations of measures of funding and endowment, research excellence and/or influence, specialization expertise, admissions, student options, award numbers, internationalization, graduate employment, industrial linkage, historical reputation and other criteria.uarters to its current configuration of ten education centers in DeKalb, Newton, and Rockdale counties, the College’s ability to offer relevant coursework and training to prepare students for high-demand jobs ranks among the best in the state.
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Total Student Population is 3,374 and all of them are undergraduate.
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The student to faculty ratio is 15:1.
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Georgia Piedmont Tech is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges(SACSCOC) to award Associate of Applied Science degrees, diplomas and technical certificates of credit.
Online Education at GPTC
The goal of distance education and online studies at Georgia Piedmont Technical College is to provide our students with the opportunity to access quality instruction anytime, anywhere. Such access facilitates a barrier-free delivery of instruction through technology. GPTC offers a quality technology-based learning environment that is not bound by traditional time and space limitations.
Georgia Piedmont Technical College delivers courses and programs through Georgia Virtual Technical Connection (GVTC), an innovation of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG).
GPTC also offers more than 50 full academic programs that can be completed 100% online, requiring no classes on campus
Blackboard
GPTC uses Blackboard Learn for all Online, Hybrid, and Web-Enhanced courses. Blackboard is your digital gateway to various resources. Once logged into Blackboard you will be able to access: