Glendale Community College (California)

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Glendale Community College
Glendale Community College CA logo.png
Former name
Glendale Junior College (1927–1944) [1]
MottoHow Do You GCC? [2]
Type Public community college
Established1927
Parent institution
 California Community Colleges System
Endowment $14,586,000 (2019) [3]
President Ryan Cornner [4]
Superintendent Ryan Cornner [4]
Students19,207 [5]
Location
Glendale, California
,
U.S.
Colors    Cardinal & gold [6]
Nickname Vaqueros [7]
Sporting affiliations
 CCCAA – WSC,
SCFA (football)
Website www.glendale.edu
Four boys for every girl at Glendale College, 1948 Glendale College.jpg
Four boys for every girl at Glendale College, 1948
The John A. Davitt Administration building GCC bro.jpg
The John A. Davitt Administration building

Glendale Community College (GCC) is a public community college in Glendale, California.

Contents

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.

Campus

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Aerial view of Glendale Community College (2021)

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

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, elected by geographical district effective in 2017. Pursuant to their authority, they have promulgated policies and administrative regulations for the administration of the district and GCC and serves Glendale and La Crescenta-Montrose.

The elections for the Glendale Community College Board of Trustees is held at the same day the Glendale City Council and Glendale Unified School District Board of Education, which takes place on a first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of odd-numbered years. Effective with the March 2020 election, the elections are held on a first Tuesday after the first Monday.

Academics

The college has an open admissions policy and offers credit for life experiences. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).

Athletics

The college athletic teams are nicknamed the Vaqueros (men) or Lady Vaqueros (women). Glendale currently fields eight men's and eight women's varsity teams. It competes as a member of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) in the Western State Conference (WSC) for all sports except football, which competes in Southern California Football Association (SCFA). [8]

Blake Gailen played baseball for Glendale Community College, graduating in 2005, and was All-Western State Conference as a freshman and All-Southern California Team as a sophomore. [9] Future major leaguer Ryan Sherriff pitched for the college baseball team as the team's ace in 2011, and was named 2011 First Team All-Western State Conference South Division. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Notable people

Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
Race and ethnicity [15] Total
Hispanic 30%30
 
Asian 8%8
 
Foreign national 3%3
 
White 50%50
 
Black 3%3
 
Other [lower-alpha 1] 3%3
 
Economic diversity
Low-income [lower-alpha 2] 50%50
 
Affluent [lower-alpha 3] 50%50
 

Alumni

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." [17]

Notes

  1. ↑ Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.
  2. ↑ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
  3. ↑ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.

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References

  1. ↑ Eberts, Mike. "History of College". Glendale Community College. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "The tagline 'How Do You GCC?' was developed to provoke a response from the audience. It asks the individual to think about their relationship with the college. This applies to students, members of the faculty and staff, community members and anyone that has interaction with Glendale Community College." "Style Guide - Logo". Glendale Community College. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Note 7 - Donor Designated Endowments. "Glendale College Foundation Audit Report". Glendale College Foundation, Inc. (A California Nonprofit Corporation). June 30, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "About GCC: Administration". Glendale Community College. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Enrollment Status Summary". California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ "The official colors of Glendale College are cardinal and gold ..." "About GCC: Style Guide - Fonts & Colors". Glendale Community College. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Glendale College Athletics". Glendale Community College. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ "2019-20 CCCAA Directory" (PDF). California Community College Athletic Association. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Blake Gailen Bio" Archived 2018-01-28 at the Wayback Machine , UNLVRebels.com.
  10. ↑ Charles Rich (July 27, 2016). "Minor League Baseball Update: Sherriff achieves all-star status", Glendale News-Press.
  11. ↑ Charles Rich (August 2, 2016). "New-look Sherriff delivering for Redbirds", Glendale News-Press.
  12. ↑ Campa, Andrew J. (July 29, 2015). "Minor League Update: Sherriff continues to drop ERA". LA Times.
  13. ↑ "Ryan Sherriff Baseball Statistics [2011-16]," The Baseball Cube.
  14. ↑ Gabriel Rizk (May 19, 2011)."Vaqueros reap WSC awards", Glendale News-Press.
  15. ↑ "College Scorecard: Glendale Community College". United States Department of Education . Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Dick Moje". database Football.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Glendale Community College inspired NBC show airing tonight" Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Daily News 17 September 2009

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