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Garrett College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Garrett College has an open enrollment policy; this means that everyone who applies to Garrett is given the opportunity to obtain a higher education.
• Garrett College's scenic location offers outdoor adventure from mild to wild. Our area offers lakes, waterfalls, and thousands of acres of state parks, in addition to a popular ski resort and the world's only mountaintop white-water course.
• Garrett offers more than 40 associate degrees and certificates. Our classes are taught by credentialed faculty members who bring energy and expertise to the classroom. Our low student-faculty ratio gives Garrett students the individual attention they deserve.
• With 15 student organizations and a slate of on-campus events, our students have a wide range of activities from which to choose.
• Garrett College holds the distinction of being one of only a few two-year colleges in the U.S. with residential halls. Students stay involved in campus life through activities sponsored by Inter-Hall Council, the college's residential life student organization.
• Garrett offers six athletic programs: men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, and golf. GC students take advantage of the area's ski resort and lake through skiing, kayaking, snowboarding, rock climbing, and boating.
• Profile last updated: 08/12/2009.

In the News:

• Garrett keeps ahead of Mercyhurst, 75-63 (Cumberland Times-News)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 04:21:12 am
  Garrett College got ahead quickly against Mercyhurst and was able to maintain a 10-point margin for most of the evening in grabbing a 75-63 win in the first day of action in the Railey Realty Tournament.
• In-Brief - November 3, 2009 (Cumberland Times-News)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 05:03:00 am
  CUMBERLAND — The Allegany County Planning and Zoning Commission will meet in a work session Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Room 100 of the County Office Complex on Kelly Road.
• In Brief - November 1, 2009 (Cumberland Times-News)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 03:08:40 am
  Melinda Gibson joins advisory council
• Teachers attend science program (The Township Journal)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 06:51:01 am
  Newton Local school teachers, James Hofmann and Lauren Geaney of Halsted Middle School, and James Wooster of Newton High School, were sponsored to represent their district at Garrett College’s Advancement of STEM Education (CASE).
• Red Cross announces blood donation sites (Cumberland Times-News)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 03:05:51 am
  The Western Potomac Chapter, American Red Cross, has lined up 20 blood donation sites in the area for the month of November.The schedule is:

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