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Friday, June 29, 2007
Why is Georgia Gwinnett College desperately seeking students?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lawrenceville’s Georgia Gwinnett College opens its doors to freshmen on its 205-acre campus off Ga. 316 in August.
More than 3,000 were expected, but so far it has only admitted 435 students. With 81 faculty already in place, that works out to about five students to every professor.
Attracting students to a new, unknown college has proved somewhat tricky. College representatives hit dozens of college fairs and visited every Gwinnett high school to drum up interest. They set up shop in the Mall of Georgia next to the food court and bought advertising at movie theaters.
Georgia Gwinnett is not yet accredited, meaning it can’t offer students federal financial aid. School officials submitted a 1,700-page accreditation application to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in March, and had hoped to earn candidacy status, which would allow students to get grants and loans, at the accrediting body’s December meeting. The regional group, which accredits colleges in 11 Southern states, meets twice a year.
Why do you think the college hasn’t had more students enroll?
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