Wednesday, May 21, 2003
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Wednesday, May 21, 2003 |
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College credit courses OK'd for PTC By JOHN MUNFORD
Get ready to matriculate in Peachtree City. The Georgia Board of Regents has approved Clayton College and State University's request to offer college-credit courses at the school's university center, which is located inside the city's tennis center. Four evening classes will be offered at the Peachtree City location during the evenings beginning in August: A Survey of U.S. History to 1877, English Composition I, Introduction to General Psychology and Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum. Each of those classes counts towards the "core" curriculum needed by all students regardless of which major they choose, said John Shiffert, director of university relations. The classes are aimed at adult students who have little or no college credit but wish to pursue a degree, Shiffert said. Traditional students will also be allowed to enroll in the Peachtree City courses, Shiffert added. The idea of focusing on nontraditional adult students is that many people in Peachtree City might have a hard time making the routine drive to the university's main campus in Morrow, Shiffert said. The Peachtree City University Center is actually classroom space at the lower level of the new office building at the city's tennis center. The classrooms are outfitted with high-speed Internet access provided by Newnan Utilities to aid instructional efforts. Robert Brooks, a member of the Development Authority of Peachtree City, said offering college classes at the University Center "is a huge, huge step forward." The center has been open since October, offering small business development assistance along with noncredit community education classes. "This could turn out to be the most significant thing the development authority has ever done," Brooks said. Once the center is up and running with its course offerings, college officials want to work closer with entities in the city's business park, Brooks said, adding that a few phone calls from Fayette residents to the Board of Regents likely helped. Shiffert said the university is pleased with the amount of support the university center in Peachtree City has received from organizations such as the development authority and the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce. Other community organizations have been supportive, he added. "Their response has just been marvelous," Shiffert said.
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