PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dr. Stas Preczewski

GGC’S Accreditations affirm our commitment to excellence

We value our students’ decisions to entrust their futures to us. We recognize how the quality of the GGC experience will influence not only the directions of their careers but also of the rest of their lives. They deserve no less than an education of the highest quality.

Providing such quality takes a commitment to setting goals and then meeting and exceeding them. It takes dedication to continuous assessment and improvements. It takes leadership to pursue change and innovation. It takes a passion for providing our students with the support and tools they need to succeed.

Another way we ensure the quality of our academic programs is through accreditation by independent organizations requiring the highest standards of excellence. Accreditations are achieved through a rigorous, national peer and professional review resulting in a “seal of approval.”

This spring, GGC’s School of Business was accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, placing it among the top five percent of business programs in the world (see related story, page 6).

Our School of Education is accredited by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, as well as the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Only about half of the nation’s teacher preparation programs achieve CAEP accreditation.

Already fully approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing, GGC’s baccalaureate program in nursing is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

These accreditations and GGC’s excellent performance in other success measures validate our dedication to our model for higher education. More importantly, they help ensure that we provide the best possible educational experience for students from our community and beyond.

Again, they deserve no less.

Go Grizzlies!

Stas Preczewski

School of Education (SOE) faculty and Gwinnett County Public School teachers who mentored GGC’s student teachers join to form a gauntlet to ring the spring 2018 graduates into their teaching careers during SOE’s recent induction ceremony. At center is Angela Delgado, ’18, who majored in early childhood education. The School of Education is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.