Gogebic Community College

Gogebic Community College (GCC) is a community college in Ironwood, Michigan. Founded as Ironwood Junior College in 1932, the college has a main campus in Ironwood and a site in Houghton, Michigan to serve Houghton County and the surrounding area.

Gogebic Community College
Gogebic Community College
TypePublic two-year
Established1932
PresidentGeorge McNulty[1]
Academic staff
32[2]
Students1,300[3]
Location
Ironwood
,
Michigan
,
United States
CampusRural
ColorsGreen and white         
NicknameSamsons
AffiliationsNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools and Michigan Community College Association
Websitehttp://www.gogebic.edu

The college offers two-year associate's degrees, a variety of certification programs, occupational training, and other learning opportunities for the surrounding community. For the 2013-2014 academic year, the school had 1097 students, of which 18% were from outside Michigan and 6% were from minority groups. Estimated costs for the freshman year are $15,328 for Michigan residents and $16,486 for non-Michigan residents. The college operates on a semester schedule.[4]

Ironwood campus (main campus)

The main campus is located in Ironwood, Michigan, and has three principle classroom buildings: the Rutger Erickson Academic Building, the Carl Kleimola Technical Center, and the Jacob Solin Center for Business Education as well as the Skilled Trades Building located just off-campus on Greenbush and the Building Trades Annex across the street on Jackson Road. Gogebic's campus is also the home of Mount Zion Recreational Complex, which is owned and operated by the college, and run by students, staff, and faculty from the school's Ski Area Management program.

The David G. Lindquist Student Center includes the gymnasium and home court of the Samson basketball and Volleyball teams while serving as the practice facility for the women's softball team. The facility boasts an indoor cushioned walking track, aerobics studio, weight rooms, student lounge, game area, snack bar/concessions, and the Courtside Cafe.

Houghton campus

Gogebic Community College provides courses throughout the day and evening at the Copper Country Center located in the Copper Country Mall in Houghton, Michigan.

Student life

There are several student groups on campus including Student Senate, Phi Theta Kappa, Campus Crusade for Christ, ADAPT (Alcohol, Drug Awareness and Prevention Team), The Chieftain, and Cheerleading, Creative Arts and Performance Club and Intercollegiate Athletics.[5]

The student newspaper for Gogebic Community College, The Chieftain, is published by the students several times throughout the year.[6]

The GCC Athletic Program fields three intercollegiate teams. The Gogebic Community College is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, Region XIII. The Samsons compete against teams in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota in running, women's softball, and men's and women's basketball.[7] Intramural sports include football, basketball, softball, tennis, golf, and bowling.

Notable alumni

References
  1. https://www.gogebic.edu/aboutus/directory.html
  2. "GCC Systems Portfolio" (PDF). GCC 2009 Systems Portfolio. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  3. "2010 Enrollment Report" (PDF). 2010 GCC Enrollment Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  4. "Gogebic Community College Michigan Postsecondary Handbook Profile Page" (PDF). State of Michigan Department of the Treasury. 2014.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "About the Chieftain". Chieftain. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  7. "Athletics". GCC Athletics.
  8. Ryman, Richard (2009-10-18). "Jay Johnson dies at 66; was congressman, Green Bay TV anchor". The Post Crescent. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  9. "Official USCG Bio (Steven E. Day)".
  10. 'Richard A. Sofio-obituary,' Ironwood Daily Globe, March 4, 2009, pg. 8

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