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Glendale Community College (California)
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Glendale Community College (aka GCC) is a community college
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in Glendale
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
, California
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. It was founded to serve the needs of the people in the Glendale Union High School District which at the time included La Crescenta
La Crescenta-Montrose, California
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, Glendale
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
, and Tujunga. The school was officially founded as Glendale Junior College and from 1927 to 1929 conducted classes 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 (10.1 ha) were acquired for the present site of the college. The campus now consists of 100 acres (40.5 ha) and 15 permanent buildings. It is located on the slopes of the San Rafael Hills overlooking the valleys in the Glendale area.
Representative of the City of Glendale, GCC is a diverse college of more than 15,000 students enrolled in credit courses, and over 7,000 more enrolled in non-credit courses. A full account of the college's population can be found at its research and planning office.
Glendale Community College in popular culture
Glendale Community College inspired the NBC show CommunityCommunity (TV series)
Community is an American television comedy series created by Dan Harmon that airs on NBC. The series is about a group of students at a community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The series heavily uses meta-humor and pop culture references, often parodying film and television...
which premiered in the fall season of 2009. The show uses the fictional setting of Greendale Community College. However, the show creator has stated that the show was actually based on his experience attending Glendale Community College. Dan Harmon expressed that the show would be a positive reflection on the college since "the flawed characters are coming into it and becoming unflawed by being in this place because it's been underestimated by the system around it."
Notable staff
The list of GCC employees includes Dr. Sid Kolpas, who teaches mathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
. Kolpas is part of the Glendale College Scholars Program, the Master Scholars Program (formerly the Alliance for Minority Participation Program), and operates as the Senate Representative of GCC. He was granted the "Distinguished Faculty Award" in 2004, and gave a speech about "The Number 2". He was also awarded a "Peer-Led Team Learning Grant
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" from the National Science Foundation
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for his guidance of the student led "Supplemental Instruction". Dr. Kolpas will be quoted and referenced (along with fellow teacher Steve Marsden), in a statistics book published by Princeton University Press
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for their infinite multiple integration theory. Kolpas also had his 42nd article published in an April issue of Mathematics Teacher. Dr. John Davitt served as president of Glendale College beginning in the 1980s until the 2000s. He served for 21 years and has been widely recognized in the city of Glendale as well as the entire state of California for all the work he did to promote not only Glendale College, but also community colleges statewide. He retired as the longest serving President of junior colleges in the state of California.
Notable alumni
- Listed in alphabetical order
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, actress - Cathy FergusonCathy FergusonKathleen Jane "Cathy" Ferguson is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 100 m backstroke, and also a gold medal in 4x100m medley relay.-External links:*...
, two-time Olympic gold medalist - Beverly GarlandBeverly GarlandBeverly Garland was an American film and television actress, businesswoman, and hotel owner. Garland gained prominence for her role as Fred MacMurray's second wife, "Barbara Harper Douglas", in the 1960s sitcom My Three Sons...
, actress - Dan HarmonDan HarmonDan Harmon is a writer and performer. He is the creator and an executive producer for the NBC television comedy series Community, and, along with Rob Schrab, a founder of the alternative television network/website Channel 101....
, television producer, creator of "Community" - Donald D. LorenzenDonald D. LorenzenDonald D. Lorenzen, or Don Lorenzen, was a San Fernando Valley funeral director who was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1969 to 1977.-Biography:...
(1920–80), Los Angeles City Council member, 1969–77 - Masiela LushaMasiela LushaMasiela Lusha is an American author, actress, producer and humanitarian who first gained recognition after starring in film and TV projects such as ABC's George Lopez and Sony Picture's Blood: The Last Vampire...
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, actress - Ricky Ortiz, professional wrestler
- Danielle PanabakerDanielle PanabakerDanielle Nicole Panabaker is an American actress. She was a cast member in the CBS drama Shark, and appeared in the films Mr. Brooks, Sky High, The Crazies and Friday the 13th, among other projects...
, actress - Kay PanabakerKay PanabakerStephanie Kay Panabaker , better known as Kay Panabaker, is an American film and television actress. She is the younger sister of fellow actress Danielle Panabaker.-Early years:...
, actress - Andy ReidAndy ReidAndrew Walter "Andy" Reid is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, a post he has held since 1999. Since 2001, he has also been the team's executive vice president of football operations...
, NFL Coach - Freddy SanchezFreddy SanchezFrederick Phillip "Freddy" Sanchez, Jr. is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the San Francisco Giants. Sanchez has previously played for the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants...
, athlete - Seann William ScottSeann William ScottSeann William Scott is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Steve Stifler in the American Pie film series...
, actor - Ryan SeacrestRyan SeacrestRyan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
, TV and Radio Show Host - Lon SimmonsLon SimmonsLon Simmons born on July 19, 1923, in Elko, Nevada, is an American baseball and football broadcaster, and is currently broadcasting part-time for the San Francisco Giants.-Career:...
, broadcaster - Juno StoverJuno Stover-IrwinJuno Stover-Irwin was a four-time Olympic diver for the United States. Primarily a 10-meter platform performer, Irwin was a native of Los Angeles, California; she attended Hoover High School and Glendale Community College.-Biography:As Juno Stover, she placed fifth at the 1948 Olympics in London...
, two-time Olympic diving medalist; two-time USA-AAUAmateur Athletic UnionThe Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...
champion; two-time Pan-American Games medalist - Vic TaybackVic TaybackVictor "Vic" Tayback was an American actor.-Life and career:Tayback was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, the son of Helen and Najeeb James Tayback. His parents were immigrants from Aleppo, Syria. Tayback moved with his family to Burbank, California, during his teenage years and attended...
, actor - Jordi VilasusoJordi VilasusoJordi Alejandro Vilasuso is a Cuban-American actor best known for originating the role of "Tony Santos" on the CBS soap opera, Guiding Light from August 2000 until August 2003....
, actor - Frank WykoffFrank WykoffFrank Clifford Wyckoff was an American athlete, triple gold medal winner in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games....
, three-time Olympic gold medalist
- Mark Caguioa
External links
- Glendale Community College Foundation Website
- Official Glendale Community College web site
- The Chapparral Newsletter Article
- The Blue List
- Frank Wykoff, GCC Alumni
- GCC's History
- GCC Robotics Team
- Glendale College Cheerleading Team
- California College Directory Listing -- administration and general information
- Research and Planning Division at GCC