The board of the Technical College System of Georgia has approved the future purchase of 25 acres in Alpharetta for a new campus of Gwinnett Technical College.

College officials say the new North Fulton campus could eventually serve 10,000 students. The board agreed to buy the property at the intersection of Old Milton Highway and Ga. 400 at its Sept. 26 meeting.

The State Property Commission must still approve the purchase, and the State Attorney General’s Office would have to close the transaction. The college expects the purchase to be completed in six to nine months.