Glendale Community College (California)
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| Motto | How Do You GCC?[1] |
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| Type | Community College |
| Established | 1927 |
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Parent institution
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California Community Colleges System |
| Endowment | $6,086,971 (2014)[2] |
| President | Dr. David Viar[3] |
| Superintendent | Dr. David Viar[3] |
| Students | 19,207[4] |
| Location | , , |
| Colors | Cardinal & Gold [5] |
| Nickname | Vaqueros[6] |
| Website | www |
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Glendale Community College (GCC) is a community college in Glendale, California, USA.
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History
The college was founded as Glendale Junior College in 1927, to serve the Glendale Union High School District which at the time included La Crescenta, Glendale, and Tujunga. From 1927 to 1929 classes were held in the buildings of Glendale Union High School at Broadway and Verdugo in the City of Glendale. In 1929 the junior college moved to the Harvard School plant of the Glendale Union High School District where it remained until 1937. In this year a new plant, part of the present one, was completed and occupied. The year before, in 1936, the Glendale Junior College District was dissolved as such and became a part of the new Glendale Unified School District. The name of the school was changed to Glendale College in 1944. On July 1, 1970 Glendale College became a part of the Glendale Junior College District. On April 20, 1971 the Board of Education adopted a resolution changing the District name to Glendale Community College District.
On November 3, 1980, Glendale voters approved a measure to establish separate Boards, with the new board taking office in April 1981. The separation resulted in the creation of a Board of Trustees solely responsible for the governance of the Glendale Community College District. In 1936, 25 acres (10 ha) were acquired for the present site of the college.
Glendale Community College inspired the NBC show Community which premiered in the fall season of 2009. The show uses the fictional setting of Greendale Community College; the show's creator, Dan Harmon, has stated that the show was actually based on his experience attending Glendale Community College. Harmon describes the series as "flawed characters [coming into Greendale] and becoming unflawed by being in this place because it's been underestimated by the system around it."[7]
Campus
The campus now consists of 100 acres (40 ha) and 15 permanent buildings. It is located on the slopes of the San Rafael Hills overlooking the valleys in the Glendale area.
Organization and administration
The college president is Dr. David Viar.
Glendale Community College District
The Glendale Community College District is a constituent community college district of the California Community College System (CCCS), whose only college is GCC.
It is governed by a 5-member elected Board of Trustees. Pursuant to their authority, they have promulgated policies and administrative regulations for the administration of the district and GCC.
Accreditation http://www.glendale.edu/index.aspx?page=1721 GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE was evaluated in 2010 by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES and is an ACCREDITED INSTITUTION The next regular evaluation will be in 2016
ACCJC Action Letter - July 3, 201 3
GCC Accreditation Team
Evaluation Visiting Team (pdf)
Academic profile
Representative of the City of Glendale, GCC is a diverse college of more than 15,000 students enrolled in credit courses, and over 7,000 more enrolled in non-credit courses. A full account of the college's population can be found at its research and planning office.
Student life
Sport
The college athletic teams are nicknamed the Vaqueros (men) or Lady Vaqueros (women).
Noted people
Alumni
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- Listed in alphabetical order
- Mark Caguioa, Professional Basketball Player
- Glenn Corbett, actor
- Marian Cleeves Diamond, Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Neuroanatomy at University of California, Berkeley, taught at UCB for over 50 years; one of the founders of modern Neuroscience; received multiple awards including the Clark Kerr Award for Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education
- Angie Dickinson, actress
- Marco Estrada, Pitcher Toronto Blue Jays
- Cathy Ferguson, two-time Olympic gold medalist
- Bob Gagliano, athlete
- Beverly Garland, actress
- Dan Harmon, television writer/producer, creator of Community
- Ron Lopez, American football player
- Erick Thohir, Indonesian businessman
- Hue Jackson, NFL Coach
- Donald D. Lorenzen (1920–80), Los Angeles City Council member, 1969–77
- Masiela Lusha, actress
- Eva Mendes, actress
- Dick Moje, National Football League player.[8]
- Ricky Ortiz, professional wrestler
- Danielle Panabaker, actress
- Kay Panabaker, actress
- Andy Reid, NFL Coach
- Freddy Sanchez, athlete
- Seann William Scott, actor
- Schoolboy Q, Rapper
- Lon Simmons, broadcaster
- Juno Stover, two-time Olympic diving medalist; two-time USA-AAU champion; two-time Pan-American Games medalist
- Vic Tayback, actor
- Jordi Vilasuso, actor
- Kyle Vincent, musician
- Frank Wykoff, three-time Olympic gold medalist
References
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- ↑ "Glendale Community College inspired NBC show airing tonight" Los Angeles Daily News 17 September 2009
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External links
- Glendale Community College Foundation Website
- Official Glendale Community College web site
- The Chaparral Newsletter Article
- The Blue List
- GCC's History
- GCC Robotics Team
- Glendale College Cheerleading Team
- California College Directory Listing—administration and general information
- Research and Planning Division at GCC
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- Education in Glendale, California
- Educational institutions established in 1927
- Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- Universities and colleges in Los Angeles County, California
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