Georgia State University - Alpharetta Campus Bookstore — Local services in Alpharetta

2 years ago GPC merged with GSU, so any reviews on this location prior to August 2016 are referring to a college that is no longer, so it might be best to disregard those. That being said, I attended this school through dual-enrollment for the 2016-17 school year and it was fantastic. Yes, I can understand where some of the other reviews are coming from, the actual administrative and admissions offices of GSU's perimeter college are a bit lacking, but you'll find that at many colleges and universities, it takes forever for processes to happen. Even just getting UGA to process my transcript after GSU sent it to them took multiple emails, calls, and months. So please don't give this college a bad rap just because it has to deal with long processing times like other colleges. My advice is look on their website to make sure their office is open, and just drive over there. It's much easier to get things done that way. As far as the school itself, it was definitely a community college vibe. My classes were filled with other high school students, recent high school grads, and adults from all walks of life. The professors made their syllabi very flexible for working adults and parents, often making exceptions that you would never see at a "traditional" college. The school buildings are very nice, one of which is brand new to the merge, another is a bit older as it was originally GPC, but it has been renovated on the inside. The Alpharetta location has it's own library where you can request books from any GSU campus as well as multiple student common areas, with microwaves and vending machines. This location also has a mini bookstore of sorts where you can buy GSU merchandise as well as books and school supplies. GSUPC also has a free tutoring center for students, which I found to be very helpful. I'd highly recommend this school to anyone who wants to further their education. It is fantastic as a stepping stone to then transfer to another school, as all of your credits are transferable to any other public school in Georgia per the University System of Georgia code. All of the professors that teach here are up to GSU standards, and I loved...

GPC and GA State are notorious for terrible admin. Good schools nonetheless.. Nice, small fun campuses. Friendly teachers and students at the GPC campuses OTP. Shrugs Make sure and go to the right people in the different offices to get your stuff handled correctly and promptly or your boned with misinformation. Even if you have to drive way out to meet with the good ones to fix "computer errors."

SERIOUSLY, IT'S WORTH THE DRIVE FOR PEACE OF MIND. (Always, always check back that paperwork &/ or changes get processed when they are supposed to after you have filed them.)

The only 2 offices that you need to check in Periodically throughout the semester is Financial aid, and occasionally advising.

Financial Aid: Advising: Miss Clay. Miss Arnold. (Alpharetta). (Perimeter).

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Omg... My sister attends this college and seriously, the service is pitiful.... NO ONE at any of their campuses ever answers the phone at any time of the day!! When she was applying to get in, she must have tried calling at least 25 different times (if not more) within a 2-3 month period and no one ever answered! Ever!! She even tried calling other GPC campuses than the one she'd planned to attend and she never ever got through. And then there's the service at the admissions office and the bookstore.. Oh my gosh.. I can't even begin to explain how frustrating that was when I accompanied her to buy her books and to the front office. If they're not ignoring you, they're being completely rude and unhelpful. They give the most minimal amount of information that they can give to you. Thankfully, at least the people in the financial aid office seems to be nice, informed about the way things work,...