Garden City Community College

Garden City Community College
MottoFrom Here You Can Go Anywhere
TypePublic community college
Established1919 (1919)
PresidentRyan Ruda
Faculty700
Students1,919 (Fall 2023)[1]
Location
Garden City
,
Kansas
,
United States

37°58′18″N 100°50′58″W / 37.97167°N 100.84944°W / 37.97167; -100.84944
Campus
  • Rural
ColorsBrown, white, and gold[2]
     
NicknameBroncbusters
Websitegcccks.edu

Garden City Community College (Garden City CC or GCCC) is a public community college in Garden City, Kansas. It was established in 1919.[3]

Garden City Community College is a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and offers a variety of sports programs, referred to as the Broncbusters and Lady Broncbusters. GCCC has experienced large success in football, basketball, and baseball.

History

In the summer of 2018, the college board of trustees fired the college's president, Herbert Swender, after the college's faculty senate presented the board with a report describing "bullying, intimidation, sexual harassment and retaliation allegations against Swender and concerns about the college’s upcoming accreditation review." His termination agreement with the college includes continued employment through the end of 2018 as a consultant.[4]

Accreditation

Garden City Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college's nursing program is approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).[3]

Athletics

The athletic teams offered at GCCC are referred to as the Broncbusters and compete in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. GCCC owns more than 70 acres (280,000 m2) of land east of Campus Drive, where the school's athletic facilities and sports fields are located.[3]

Notable alumni

Tyreek Hill

References

  1. ↑ "Board of Regents Announces 2023 Fall Semester Enrollment" (PDF). September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Garden City Branding Guide". Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "College History". Archived from the original (English) on March 27, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  4. ↑ Friend, Amber (August 7, 2018). "GCCC trustees terminate Swender's contract". The Garden City Telegram. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ ""Kudos to the kid": Seventh-rounder Ajou Ajou defies the odds". June 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Eric Griffin". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
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