Celebrate Perimeter's 60th Anniversary

Dear Alumni,

This fall, Perimeter College is celebrating 60 years of serving as a gateway to higher education for thousands of alumni like you. Also like you, our history is remarkable. 

We started in 1964 with 763 bright and eager students as DeKalb College, the first public two-year college founded and run by a local board of education. We’ve been blazing trails ever since. Today, we’re ranked among the top 20 two-year colleges in the U.S. 

To commemorate this milestone 60th anniversary, I am asking you to help inspire the hopes, dreams and career ambitions for Perimeter students like Noah Salgado, who’s on track to become the first person in his family to graduate from college.

“I’m working over 50 hours a week to help pay rent and support my siblings and mother in our single parent household. The responsibility of work, school and family—and paying for college—is very challenging. That’s why I’m so grateful to be a Perimeter College scholarship recipient.” 

- Noah Salgado, 2024 Scholarship Recipient

Your help can propel more students like Noah toward their professional goals and more. Join me in donating to Perimeter College today and helping advance student success initiatives and support teaching inside and outside the classroom. 

Your gift will ensure that Perimeter can continue providing the type of access, community and impact that transforms the lives of students from metro Atlanta and beyond. 

Barbara J. Johnson, Ph.D.

Dean

Perimeter College

Your gifts to Perimeter's 60th Anniversary Crowdfunding Project will support the Perimeter College Fund. Contributions will be received by the Georgia State University Foundation.