News and Events from the Greater Garden City Area
Select GCCC programs are available at no cost to eligible students beginning Fall 2021, thanks to a new scholarship program designed to increase Kansans’ access to community colleges and technical schools.The Kansas Promise Scholarship, a $10 million last-dollar scholarship program, was passed by the Kansas Legislature and Governor Laura Kelly […]
GCCC President Dr. Ryan Ruda will host a “Coffee with the President” event on Thursday, July 15th from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM at Patrick Dugan’s Coffee House in Garden City. The college will purchase the first $250 of drinks ordered that morning.During this event, Dr. Ruda will host a […]
By Mike Pilosof After a stellar season, one that saw him grab NJCAA All-American honors, Adam Samnegard isn’t quite done adding to his trophy case. On Tuesday, the sophomore was named to the NJCAA Division I PING All-District III squad. Samnegard finished 14th at the NJCAA National Championships in May, […]
Garden City Community College has purchased two high-tech Anatomage Tables, which provide three-dimensional, high-resolution mapping of both human bodies and select animal cadavers, thanks to the contributions from donors and supporters of GCCC. Through a Kansas Department of Commerce tax credit grant, GCCC secured over $186,000 from donors to secure […]
Garden City Community College is proud to present our Spring 2021 Honor Roll recipients. Included is a total of 548 students on three lists: President’s Honor Roll, Vice President/Deans’ Honor Roll, and Honorable Mention.The President’s recipients, 176 in total, achieved a session GPA of 4.0 or higher.The VP/Deans’ recipients, 285 […]
Garden City Community College has entered into anarticulation agreement with Bethany College which will enable GCCC students to transfer alldegree credit to Bethany College.The agreement of understanding assures that any GCCC Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate ofScience (AS) graduate may transfer, as a block, all courses completed as part […]
Garden City Community College is proud to announce two employees were awarded the annual NISOD Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Award. The 2021 NISOD Excellence Award was awarded to Perla Salazar, GCCC Math Instructor, and Lawrence (Larry) Jenkins, GCCC Nursing Instructor.The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) is […]
By Mike Pilosof Lubbock, TX-It’s hard to imagine that just five years ago, the Broncbuster golf team was basked in mediocrity. But a half-decade later, Phil Terpstra and Jason Hase have changed the program’s trajectory from laughable loser to perennial power. Their showing on the grandest stage that Junior College […]
Garden City Community College and Garden City Family YMCA announce a new partnership to help fill a void for both organizations. Nolan Soto will be the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for GCCC and serve as the Strength & Conditioning Coach for the YMCA. He will specialize in continuing his […]
By Mike Pilosof Photo by Adam Shrimplin Garden City, KS-The administration had no plans of hiring a men’s basketball coach 12 months after landing Cole Dewey. But when the first-year head man was snagged away by Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the College had to improvise. And they did so by […]
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