Join the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 25
On Saturday, September 25th, GCC will once again join the Islandwide Cleanup. Our sites are Pago Bay and Tagachang Beach Park. Start time is 7 a.m. In order to provide a rewarding, safe experience for all, we request that volunteers register with us as groups one week prior to the cleanup. Busing will be provided from GCC to the sites. For registration and more information, call the Center for Civic Engagement and Student Services at S735-5630.
NEW!! Continuing Education Courses:
Project Management Posted: Aug. 5, 2010
Dates: September 7 - November 4, Tu-Thu. 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Ideal for professionals who wish to pursue Project Management Professional (PMP®) designation or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) from PMI® (Project Management International). Instructors: Dr. Karri Perez with the University of Guam and Clarence V. Lagutang, Project Manager/Mechanical Engineer for Capital Improvements at NAVFAC. Course price: $1000. Contact the Office of Continuing Education & Workforce Development for more information at 735-5574.
LEED certification courses Posted: Aug. 31, 2010
Green Buildings & LEED Rating Systems Online course taught by U.S. Green Building Council, available through GCC’s Office of Continuing Education. Call 735-5594.
New USDA state director visits GCC, brings news of $2.25 million ARRA loan Posted: June 18, 2010
At the same time Guam Community College officials were meeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s new state director for Hawaii and the Western Pacific Region this week, the college received formal word that it had been awarded a $2.25 million Community Facilities direct loan by the federal agency. more
TakeCare Insurance Company, Inc. Donates $100,000 to Guam Community College Posted: June 17, 2010
TakeCare recently donated $100,000 to the Guam Community College’s new Allied Health Center. Alicia Iseke, TakeCare health plan administrator said, “Our company values our ability to support the advancements of healthcare education for our nursing students in the community. With our donations we anticipate that these future nurses will value practicing their expertise on our island.” more
Citigrant Pays For College Courses Posted: June 16, 2010
More than a dozen high school students are getting a head start on their higher education careers by taking college level English and math courses this summer at Guam Community College, thanks to a $25,000 grant from Citi Foundation entitled the Post-Secondary Education Accessibility Initiative. more
First cohort of GCC Earmark Construction & Electrical program ready for work Posted: June 11, 2010
After nearly seven months of training, 39 people are ready for work in the construction and electrical fields, thanks to an Earmark Congressional Grant provided by Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo and facilitated by Guam Community College. more
GCC awards four Spero-Perez Scholarships Posted: June 7, 2010
GCC President Mary Okada on Thursday, June 3, presented scholarship checks from the Spero-Perez Memorial Scholarship Fund to Shian Marie Aricheta, a Criminal Justice major; Wanda Ililau, an Automotive Technology major, and Mary Ann Mendiola, a Computer Science and Criminal Justice major. A fourth scholarship recipient, Tammy Jones, was unavailable for the presentation ceremony. All four students received checks for $500 each. more
GCC receives $5,800 from Gannett Foundation for nursing equipment Posted: June 7, 2010
Guam Community College received a $5,800 grant from the Gannett Foundation on Friday, June 4, for the purchase of nursing equipment for its new Anthony A. Leon Guerrero Allied Health Center. more
GCC and DISID sign MOA Posted: June 4, 2010
Officials from Guam Community College and the Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities entered into a collaborative agreement Friday to provide GCC with computers and other assistive devices so the college can in turn provide more educational opportunities to persons with disabilities. more
GCC breaks ground for new Student Center Posted: June 2, 2010
Guam Community College broke ground this mornning for its new Student Center – the third new building to be constructed on the GCC campus within a two-year span. As with the Anthony A. Leon Guerrero Allied Health Center, which opened in December, and the Learning Resource Center, now under construction, Taniguchi Ruth Makio Associates (TRMA) designed this latest addition to the college campus as part of GCC’s 2005 Physical Master Plan. more
College Access Challenge Grant Program (CACGP) FREE Summer Bridge Program for Middle & High School Students
Monday through Friday, June 21 - July 16 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Posted: June 3, 2010
The CACGP Summer Academy curriculum is designed to teach and/or enhance the specific content area skills in Math, English, ESL, Computer Ed, Character Ed, College Preparation and Chamorro. These courses are self-paced and provide three levels of instruction: basic, intermediate and advanced. Guest presenters will provide hands-on activities and students will attend field trips to different public and private agencies as culminating activities.
GCC apprentices repair GPD vehicles Posted: May 28, 2010
Apprentices and students in Guam Community College’s Automatic Transmission I class got some real-world transmission repair experience recently and in turn, saved Guam taxpayers several thousand dollars. more
GCC receives federal grant to furnish Learning Resource Center Posted: May 10, 2010
The Guam Community College received word this morning from the Department of Interior that the college will receive nearly $320,000 from Interior’s Operations and Maintenance Improvement Program (OMIP) to supply its new Learning Resource Center with recyclable furniture and collateral equipment. The $4.3 million building, which will be the first LEED- certified building for the government of Guam, is being paid for through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. more
GCC congratulated by OPA for ninth consecutive clean audit Posted: May 7, 2010
Guam Community College is proud to announce that the Office of the Public Auditor congratulated the college today for maintaining its fiscal accountability and increasing student enrollment, despite challenges such as Guam’s economic downturn and stagnant local appropriations. more
GCC to offer national WorkKeys system for job analysis and training Posted: May 5, 2010
Guam Community College, in partnership with the Guam Department of Labor, is preparing to implement the WorkKeys system for Job Analysis, Assessment and Training on Guam. The system matches the skill levels of an individual with the skills needed for over 16,000 different occupations. It is a nationally recognized system which has been proven to reduce employee turnover, decrease training times for new employees, and increase employee productivity by ensuring those hired have the skills to do the job; something which a diploma or certification might not provide an accurate assessment of, according to Victor Rodgers, GCC Assistant Director of Continuing Education and Workforce Development. more
GCC student wins award for community impact!
Posted: June 9, 2010
Guam Community College is proud to announce that freshman Pre-Nursing student Carolyn Sanchez is a recipient of the Hawaii Pacific Islands Campus Compact (HPICC) 2010 Community Impact Award for a homeless community service project she initiated last semester. more
GCC to spend ARRA funding on new buildings, renovations Posted: March 31, 2010
Guam Community College has plans for every cent of the $9.5 million it is slated to receive as part of Guam’s $83 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA funding, from the federal government. more
GCC receives ARRA grant from GEPA/GEO Posted: March 30, 2010
In addition to the $9.5 million that Guam Community College will receive directly from the federal government under President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus funding, GCC also has applied for, and been awarded a $1.28 million grant from the Guam Environmental Protection Agency/Guam Energy Office’s share of ARRA funding. more
GCC Now an Official Microsoft IT Academy Posted: March 24, 2010
GCC is now an official Microsoft IT Academy and the first entity in Micronesia to become an authorized training and testing center for Microsoft Office 2007. Company employees can now be certified on island in any or all of these five applications: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint. This certification is good worldwide! Classes will be offered starting this summer in three-day, 8-hour per day sessions. Class size will be limited to 12 persons per class. The cost for each class is $695 and includes a pretest to determine competency, a class book and a certification exam on the final day. For more information, contact Elaine Fejerang, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, at 735-3025, or email
Click here to review the course outline.
GCC now offers on-line Radon Certification classes
The cost of both courses – Radon Measurement and Radon Mitigation - is a total of $750. The class will be offered on-line through CERTI, the Center for Environmental Research and Technology, with a two-day, hands-on component taught on the Mangilao campus. To register, log onto www.certi.us, or please call 735-5574 for more information.
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