Galveston College is a comprehensive community college located on Galveston Island in Galveston, Texas. The college is led by a president who is answers to nine member publicly elected Board of Regents. Galveston redirects here. ... Nickname: The Oleander City Official website: City of Galveston Location Location in the state of Texas Government County Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas (D) Geographical characteristics Area Total 539. ...

On November 2, 1935 voters approved the creation of the Galveston Junior College District however, funding to support the new district was not put into place until 1966. Over the years attempts to pass a tax to support the school failed at the polls, however in the mid 1960s the creation of a college district on the Galveston County mainland motivated Island citizens to provide for a tax rate to support the new institution. In September 1967 -- almost 32 years after the district was created -- Galveston College opened its doors to students. Galveston County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...

Galveston College originally operated in building that had formerly been occupied by an orphange -- a building that is still part of the school and houses several auditoriums in addition to the college's administrative offices. Over the past 39 years the school has expanded several times through bond issues and grants by local families and foundations. At one point in the 1980s the college was comprised of two campuses, the Main campus at 41st and Ave. Q and the Fort Crockett Campus near 53rd and Ave. U. During the 1990s land around the main campus was purchased and additional classrooms and facilities were constructed. This allowed for the consolidation of Fort Crockett campus into the main campus.

The college serves an ethnically diverse population of approximately 2,400 students each semester in credit programs and nearly 8,000 individuals annually in continuing education and workforce development programs. It has a full-time staff and faculty of over 150 employees and nearly 90 reserve faculty members.

Galveston College has taken an innovative approach towards education and has worked with many local businesses and organizations in developing specialized programs that fulfill the needs of the local economy. It has also partnered with the University of Texas Medical Branch in creating specialized certificate programs and education tracks. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) is a component of the University of Texas System located in Galveston, Texas. ...

In the late 1990s interest was shown in creating an endowment that would encourage high school graduates in the community to attend college. This led to the creation of the Galveston College Universal Access Foundation. Students who graduate from one of the Island's two high schools and fulfill certain requirements are eligible to have their tuition and fees paid for by the foundation.

References

• Galveston College Website (2006). http://www.gc.edu

External links

• Galveston College