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Name | Glendale Community College | Established | 1965 | Type | Community College | President | Dr. Velvie Green | Students | 19133 | City | Glendale | State | Arizona | Campus | Main (Glendale)
North (Glendale) | Colors | Scarlet, Black & White | Athletic nickname | GCC | Mascot | Gaucho | Affiliations | Maricopa Community College District | Website | www.gccaz.edu/ |
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Glendale Community College is a community college in Glendale, Arizona USA. GCC opened its doors in 1965. Since then more than 350,000 students have taken credit classes. Programs include associate degrees, certificate programs, industry-specific training and university transfer. The school enrolls about 30,000 students per year. GCC is a part of the Maricopa County Community College District, the largest community college district in the United States. The main campus is a 147 acre (0.6 km2) site located at 59th and Olive Avenue in Glendale, Arizona.
GCC has grown with the communities it serves by expanding facilities and programs at its main campus and by offering classes in various sites throughout the area. GCC North ,in Phoenix, at 57th Avenue and Happy Valley Road opened in fall 2000 with 839 students from the northern part of Maricopa County. Financial backing donated by New York Architect Ron Elsensohn allowed for a major expansion of the north campus which unveiled in the fall of 2008. GCC also offers the first two years of general education requirements at the North Valley campus of Northern Arizona University located at 15601 N. 28th Avenue (I-17 & Greenway), in Phoenix and select classes at other sites like Valley Vista High School in Surprise, Arizona.
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