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DECATUR, Ga.—Perimeter College at Georgia State University will host its spring commencement ceremony at the Georgia State Convocation Center on Thursday, May 8, at 5 p.m.
The event will be held in conjunction with graduates from Georgia State’s College of Education & Human Development, Institute for Biomedical Sciences and School of Public Health, with Perimeter recognizing approximately 775 candidates who will receive their associate degree from one of the state’s largest two-year colleges.
Barbara Johnson, Ph.D., dean of Perimeter College, stated, "Graduation is the pinnacle of student success at Perimeter College."
“There’s no greater joy than celebrating the hard work of our graduates along with their friends and families.
“On behalf of the entire college, I extend congratulations to the class of ’25 and wish them continued success as they pursue other degrees or go directly into the workforce.”
Perimeter College offers more than 30 academic pathways leading to an associate of arts or associate of science degree. Business administration, computer science, nursing, health science professions, dental hygiene, film, criminal justice and psychology are among the top picks for students.
Over 40 percent of Perimeter’s spring class of 2025 are the first in their families to graduate from college. The youngest graduates this commencement are 17 years old, and there twelve of them. The oldest graduate is 71.
Georgia State President M. Brian Blake, Dr. Nicolle Parsons-Pollard, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, Dr. Allison Calhoun-Brown, senior vice president of student success and Dr. Michael Sanseviro, vice president for student engagement, are among the university leaders who, along with Dr. Johnson, will celebrate Perimeter’s spring graduates during the May ceremony.
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