Geochang Polytechnic College, also Keochang Polytechnic College, is a
technical college
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located in
Geochang County
Geochang County (''Geochang-gun,'' ) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The Geochang International Festival of Theater, which was started in 1989, is renowned as the best play festival in Korea. The District Office is lo ...
,
South Gyeongsang
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Province,
South Korea
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. 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 department
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s: Mechatronics, Industrial Design, Automotive, Electrical Instrumentation and Control, Electronics, and Computer Assisted Design. Courses of study are two years in length.
Students and faculty
About 200 students enter the college each year. The graduation rate averages about 80%.
See also
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List of colleges and universities in South Korea
This is a list of institutions of higher education in South Korea.
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*Agricultural Cooperative College – Goyang, Gyeonggi
*Ajou Motor College – Boryeong, South Chungcheong
* Ajou University – Suwon, Gyeonggi
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Education in South Korea
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External links
Official college website, in English and Korean
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Universities and colleges in South Gyeongsang Province
Geochang County
Educational institutions established in 1997
1997 establishments in South Korea