Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) earned its 10-year reaffirmation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
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GGC President Jann L. Joseph says: “We are pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees of the SACSCOC has voted and approved Georgia Gwinnett College’s accreditation reaffirmation as we embark on the 20th year of our young history. Our enrollment numbers have rebounded strongly from the pandemic and continue to grow with record enrollments this summer and anticipated growth this fall. Retention rates are at an all-time high, and we are celebrating record graduation rates.”
The Association grants accreditation status to degree-granting higher education institutions in 11 southern states, Latin America and 68 other countries worldwide. The process for reaffirmation includes rigorous internal and external peer review processes, which help ensure that an institution like GGC adheres to standards that include academic excellence, policy and fiscal responsibility. An institution that fails to meet accreditation standards can face the loss of federal funding, which greatly impacts its ability to award financial aid to students.
GGC has been accredited since 2009 and seeks accreditation every 10 years.
Behavioral health organization expands to Gwinnett
A trauma-informed behavioral health organization has opened a new office in Lawrenceville to provide trauma-informed care for youth and adults. It includes mental health and substance abuse support. CHRIS 180 is expanding its services in Gwinnett with an office at 220 West Crogan Street in Lawrenceville.
The new facility provides children, adults and families who have experienced trauma an opportunity to change their lives and become more productive, self-sufficient members of the community.
The new Gwinnett location will provide the full range of CHRIS 180 services for children, youth and families (therapy, psychiatric services, play therapy techniques, child-parent psychotherapy), and juvenile justice support programs (multisystemic therapy, Thinking for a Change Group sessions). These services are intended to help people change the direction in their lives.
The firm was founded in 1981 and provides behavioral health services and wraparound support to children, adults, families and communities that empowers them to change the direction of their lives. Over more than 40 years, the organization has worked with more than 200,000 clients to build resilience and heal from trauma.
CHRIS is an acronym that stands for our core values: Creativity, Honor, Respect, Integrity, Safety. 180 represents change, as the organization is changing directions and changing lives.
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