Fast Facts

  • Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) is the largest school system in Georgia.
  • Gwinnett County Public Schools won the 2010 Broad Prize.
  • Approximately 61 percent of students in grades K-12 in the GCPS are African-American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic or multi-racial.
  • Among Gwinnett students, more than 100 different languages are spoken.
  • Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology (GSMST) teaches almost 600 students.
  • Georgia Gwinnett College ranks 6th among Southern public colleges in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report’s Annual College Guide.
  • Georgia Gwinnett College is a 2012-2013 College of Distinction.
  • Georgia Gwinnett College ranks among the top 10 percent in the nation in four key categories: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, supportive campus environment, and student/faculty interaction outside the classroom (2011 NSSE Study).
  • Georgia Gwinnett College is now one of the ten largest University System of Georgia institutions by enrollment with more than 9,000 students.
  • Gwinnett Technical College ranked fifteenth on Community College Week (CCW) magazine’s 2012 list of the Top 100 One-Year Certificate Producers. Gwinnett Tech awarded 2,049 certificates for the 2010-2011 academic years, the timeframe analyzed by CCW.
  • Gwinnett Technical College offers more than a hundred degree, diploma and certificate options that can be completed in two years or less.
  • Gwinnett Technical College is the third largest technical college in Georgia by credit enrollment.