Georgia Perimeter College ranks as one of the nation’s safest colleges, with no significant crime problems, according to a report by American School Search. Out of five possible stars, American School Search gave GPC 4 ½, or a B+ rating, based on crime and safety information compiled from data released by the United States Department of Education for 2012.

Specifically, the report analyzes categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years at all GPC campuses.

While Georgia Perimeter Public Safety Director Nicholas Marinelli Jr. is pleased with the favorable ranking, the public safety team will strive to improve that ranking.

“The mission of the GPC Public Safety Department is to provide a safe and secure learning and workplace environment for our students, faculty, staff and visitors through a strategically trained, tactically equipped, fully staffed public safety department,” Marinelli says.