The Garden City Telegram
GCCC 90th Anniversary
From its beginnings in 1919, when the Garden City Junior College had an enrollment of 23 students, to the thriving community college today that attracts about 2,300 student in a semester, GCCC is the oldest community college in Kansas. These stories, photos and timelines chronicle its history and the celebration of its 90th anniversary.
Garden City Junior College in 1923.
GCCC able to change, adapt
Published 9/12/2009
By STEVE QUAKENBUSH
Special to The Telegram
There are 19 community colleges across Kansas, educating up to 70,000 students, and Garden City Community College has served the public longer than any other.
GCCC's history actually goes back to 1917, when the Kansas Legislature passed an act allowing communities to establish two-yea ...
Welcome to the party — GCCC's 90th
Published 9/12/2009
By MONICA SPRINGER
One of the first promotional fliers Garden City Community College distributed in its first years offers two incentives for students: the college is near home with excellent instruction.
...GCCC reaches beyond education, into community
Published 9/12/2009
By DIANE ELLIOTT
Garden City Community College exists to serve traditional and nontraditional students in a variety of ways. There are the ways you would normally think of -- college classes that transfer to a fou ...
GCCC grads finding success
Published 9/12/2009
By EMILY BEHLMANN
Ask Terri Worf how Garden City Community College has affected her, and it takes a while for her to answer — not because she has trouble thinking of a way GCCC has shaped her life, but because ...
Busters consistently competitive in sports
Published 9/12/2009
By BRETT MARSHALL
How does a person sum up more than 60 years of a college's athletic performance?
In the case of the Broncbusters of Garden City Community College, the words that come to mind are -- cons ...
Read More GCCC 90th Anniversary Articles
- Student body reflects Garden City's diversity - 9/12/2009
- Adult Learning Center, patrons learn from each other - 9/12/2009
- Business owners, employees have place to turn to - 9/12/2009
- Variety of funding sources keep college viable - 9/12/2009
- Names of buildings reflect service of educators, others - 9/12/2009
- Arts continue to thrive at GCCC - 9/12/2009
- GCCC athletes looking to top last year's banner seasons - 9/12/2009
- GCCC student body profile - 9/12/2009
- GCCC 90th anniversary celebration schedule - 9/12/2009
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