Chartered on May 10, 2005 and opened to students on August 18, 2006, Georgia Gwinnett College was the first four-year public college founded in Georgia in more than a century. Built to serve booming Gwinnett County, it grew from 118 students to roughly 12,000 in under two decades. This walk crosses its lettered academic buildings and LEED-certified library, from the signature front door to the student center.
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Georgia Gwinnett College is a college & university in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County. It is one of 163 historic sites cataloged in Gwinnett County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.9800, -84.0024 near Lawrenceville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Collings Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Walnut Grove Cemetery, and Ware, Clarence R., House.
This record is drawn from Georgia Roam. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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Georgia Gwinnett College was established in 2005 by act of the Georgia General Assembly and opened in August 2006 with 118 students, becoming the first four-year public college created in Georgia in more than a century. Its inaugural president was Daniel J. Kaufman, a retired U.S. Army brigadier general. Set on a 261-acre campus in Lawrenceville, the college serves Gwinnett County and the greater Atlanta area, and its athletic teams are the Grizzlies.
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