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January 17, 2008

Gwinnett Tech Winter Enrollment Up 16 Percent

Year-end results show state’s largest enrollment gain

Winter quarter 2008 enrollment at Gwinnett Technical College is up 16 percent over the same quarter last year, continuing the trend of double-digit enrollment growth at the college recorded throughout 2007. Total credit enrollment at the college is now 4,748 students.

 "We're continuing to see strong growth in the programs that train and educate workers for Gwinnett's hottest job sectors – including education, computers and IT, business and the hospitality industry," says Sharon J. Bartels, Gwinnett Tech president.

 "We focus on workforce development and providing the most up-to-date, relevant knowledge available to students of all ages. Continued results like these enrollment trends – and a graduate job placement rate of 99 percent -- tell us that this is an education that truly works," adds Bartels.

For Fall Quarter 2007, Gwinnett Tech saw the largest gain in credit student enrollment among the state's 34 technical colleges, making GTC the state's third largest technical college in that category. Gwinnett Tech is the state's largest technical college when credit enrollment, continuing education enrollment and adult education enrollment are combined. The state Department of Technical and Adult Education, which oversees Georgia's technical college system, reports that Gwinnett Tech's Fall Quarter 2007 enrollment increased 12.4 percent.

Other notable trends from the year just ending:

• Gwinnett Tech saw a 16.3 percent increase in total credit hours taken (7,375 additional credit hours) compared to 2006, the second largest gain posted among technical colleges.
• Gwinnett Tech remains the most diverse in student population within the technical college system, with 49 percent of students a member of a minority group.

For more information about enrollment at Gwinnett Tech or about any of the college's more than 45 program options, contact 770-962-7580.

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About Gwinnett Tech
Gwinnett Technical College, one of Georgia's largest technical colleges, is committed to delivering relevant knowledge to meet the workforce training needs of its community. The college offers more than 50 associate degree, diploma and certificate programs and hundreds of seminars, workshops and courses providing specialized training. GTC is Gwinnett County's largest provider of corporate training and now serves residents and businesses in north Fulton County. Gwinnett Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097,404-679-4500, www.sacscoc.org for questions about the accreditation of Gwinnett Technical College. For more information, visit www.GwinnettTech.edu.

A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia.