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Garden City Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• The educational philosophy of the college calls for the institution to accept students as they are, to test them, to counsel them into appropriate programs and to assist them in attaining the highest possible level of achievement through educational, personal and social experiences.
• The first four community colleges in Kansas were established in 1919, and GCCC is one of two from that group which still exist. It was created by county-wide election on April 1, 1919, and opened in September of the same year. GCCC initially shared facilities in Sabine Hall and Calkins Hall in the 100 block of Buffalo Jones Avenue with Garden City High School, and opened with a first class of less than three dozen students.
• The present 14-building, 63-acre campus at 801 Campus Drive was designed between July, 1965 and January, 1966.
• Garden City Community College is officially accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In addition, the GCCC Nursing Program is accredited by the Kansas State Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• College raises fee, tuition unaffected (The Garden City Telegram)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 09:45:28 pm
  Students at Garden City Community College will pay $2 more per credit hour in student fees for the 2010-11 academic year, the Garden City Community College Board of Trustees decided on Wednesday night.
• Moore among inductees into GCCC hall of fame (Hutchinson News)
  posted on March 10, 2010 at 04:29:41 pm
  The Garden City Community College athletic department has elected three new members into its hall of ...
• GCCC softball splits doubleheader with Western Nebraska (The Garden City Telegram)
  posted on March 8, 2010 at 10:01:35 pm
  The Garden City Community College softball squad had to settle for its second split in the last week, this time against Western Nebraska at Tangeman Sports Complex.
• Broncbuster basketball falls to Hutchinson in Region 6 quarterfinal, 80-72 (The Garden City Telegram)
  posted on March 8, 2010 at 10:01:15 pm
  WICHITA -- The season came to an end the way it started for the Garden City Community College men's basketball team -- inconsistent.
• GCCC hosts 43rd annual rodeo (The Garden City Telegram)
  posted on March 8, 2010 at 08:45:15 pm
  The 43rd annual Garden City Community College rodeo starts tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Horse Palace on the Finney County Fairgrounds. The rodeo will be run on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., then conclude Sunday, starting at 1:30 p.m.

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