Georgia Piedmont Technical College (formerly DeKalb Technical College)

Georgia Piedmont Technical College (formerly DeKalb Technical College), a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, promotes a student-centered environment for lifelong learning and development, encompassing academic and technical education for employment in a global community. We are recognized for our student-centered atmosphere of educational excellence and maintain an intellectual environment by encouraging teaching and learning, which inspire the full development of individual goals, abilities, and interests. We offer career programs in Business Technologies, Computer Information Systems, Electronics and Engineering Technologies, Health Technologies and Professional Services, Industrial and Transportation Technologies, and Public Safety and Security to citizens in DeKalb, Newton, Rockdale, and Morgan counties offered through certificates, diplomas, and associate degree programs designed to prepare a person for a productive and satisfying career; technical instruction for employed persons who wish to upgrade their knowledge and skills; technical instruction enabling persons to train in new occupations when their previous technical skills become obsolete; and adult education designed to assist persons in improving basic academic skills and in obtaining a high school equivalency certificate. The faculty members of Georgia Piedmont Technical College are well qualified in both experience and professional training in their specialty fields.