Geochang Polytechnic College

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name =Geochang Polytechnic College


motto ="창의, 실천, 성취" "Creativity, Practice, Accomplishment"
established =1997
type =Public
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faculty =23 (2005)
president =Hwang Gyu-seop
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undergrad =350 (approx.)
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city =Geochang County, South Gyeongsang
state =
country =South Korea
campus =Rural
free_label =
free =
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website = [http://www.kcpc.ac.kr/ www.kcpc.ac.kr]
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logo =Infobox Korean name
hangul = 거창기능대학
hanja = 居昌 技能大學
rr = Geochang Gineung Daehak
mr = Kŏch'ang Kinŭng Taehak|

Geochang Polytechnic College, also Keochang Polytechnic College, is a technical college located in Geochang County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is affiliated with the nationwide Korean Foundation for Polytechnic Colleges. It first opened its doors in 1997.

Campus

The campus is located in Geochang-eup, a short distance outside the town. There are seven principal buildings on the campus, including a library and dormitory.

History

The college received permission to open on the last day of 1996, and welcomed its first students only three months later. At the time it had six departments, as it does now. The first entering class consisted of 132 students.

Organization

The college has six academic departments: Mechatronics, Industrial Design, Automotive, Electrical Instrumentation and Control, Electronics, and Computer Assisted Design. Courses of study are two years in length.

tudents and faculty

About 200 students enter the college each year. The graduation rate averages about 80%.

ee also

*List of colleges and universities in South Korea
*Education in South Korea
*List of Korea-related topics

External links

* [http://www.kcpc.ac.kr/ Official college website, in Korean]
* [http://kopo.or.kr/english/ Korea Foundation of Polytechnic Colleges]