LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Georgia's newest four-year public college is now accredited.

Georgia Gwinnett College officials said Thursday that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has approved the campus. Accreditation means the college meets basic standards of quality and is required for students to receive federal aid.

Georgia Gwinnett opened its doors in 2006 in Atlanta's northern suburbs with just 100 students. The college expects nearly 3,000
students to enroll this fall.

It is the state's first public four-year college in more than a century.
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