Gwinnett Technical College started fall classes today with a full house, welcoming 6,719 students – a record number – as fall quarter begins. Compared to the same quarter last year, enrollment is up 25 percent, with 1,331 additional students attending class.

It seems like every time I pick up a newspaper lately there is another front page story about Georgia Gwinnett College. In May, they held their third graduation exercise with more than twice as many graduates than the year before, and they, by far, had the most notable graduation speaker in the state – Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the U.S. Central Command. Pretty impressive for a college that didn't exist five years ago.

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College and universities around the state are ready for students to start hitting the books as fall semester rolls around once again. This summer, campuses everywhere have been gearing up for the arrival of fall with new programs, campus additions and new student activities.

College isn't what it used to be. This generation of students – whether heading to campus this fall or just contemplating their options as a current high school student – will have a college experience completely unlike that of their parents.