CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) Students, faculty and alumni will be marking the 50th anniversary of Georgia Perimeter College with events beginning this week. <br />
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The school opened in 1964 as DeKalb College and has grown to five campuses located in Alpharetta, Clarkston, Decatur, Dunwoody and Newton County. <br />
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The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports the anniversary celebration kicks off Friday during a fall convocation with guest speaker Houston Davis, executive vice chancellor for the state university system. It will also include the annual state-of-the-college address and will be followed by a picnic. <br />
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The school currently has more than 21,000 students, up from 763 at the time it was founded. The college is also home to the university system's largest online program. <br />
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