in 2006 to approximately 12,000 students in 2024.
== History ==
=== Beginnings ===
In September 1987, the present day Georgia Gwinnett College used to be part of the then DeKalb College, in which only one building was built at the time, with the name of the building being the University System Center. At the time, the campus was jointly partnered with several other colleges, including University of Georgia and Georgia State University. In addition, the county purchased 160 acres of land located off Georgia 316 and Collins Hill Road in 1994 to solely designate it for the development of a college campus. Five years later, the Georgia Legislature allocated nearly $20 million for the signature building which serves as the focal point on the campus today.
Major site construction began in June 2000 to establish the Gwinnett University Center (GUC). The board of regents approved a public-private venture to construct the first classroom building on the new campus. The new 120,000 square-foot building was constructed …
