Golden West College
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| Motto: | Oceans of Opportunity |
| Established: | 1965 |
| President: | Wes Bryan |
| Students: | 12,796[1] |
| Location: | Huntington Beach, California |
| Affiliations: | Orange Empire Conference |
Golden West College or GWC, is a community college providing two-year associate of arts degrees, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges and universities.
GWC is located in Huntington Beach, California, about 35 miles (58km) south of Los Angeles, California. It is about five miles from the famous beach where the surfing occurs. It is 30 minutes from Disneyland, and from two hours to a half day from the mountains and ski regions of Southern California.
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[edit] Organization
The college is one of three in the Coast Community College District, a regional organization providing administrative services and funding for post-secondary education. The district is chartered by the state of California to provide community college services.
[edit] Academic profile
The mission of GWC is to provide inexpensive education in the trades, licensed trades and skilled professions. as well as remedial and transferable lower-division courses for students who plan to transfer to either a California State University or a campus of the University of California.
GWC offers associate of arts (2 year) degrees in:
- Law Enforcement and Forensic Science
- Cosmetology
- Nursing- a two year program for Licensed Vocation Nurse, and a three year program for a Registered Nurse
- Business Data Processing
- Accounting
- Construction
- Welding
- Automotive Repair
- Diesel Repair
- Business
- Television Technician (GWC operates the public TV station KOCE-TV)
- Music Studio Technician
- Stage Management (GWC has a 500-seat auditorium with a full proscenium stage)
- Real Estate Sales
- Real Estate Management
GWC also has complete, transferable lower-division undergraduate programs in:
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Philosophy
- English (an emphasis on creative writing, include script-writing, is available)
- French
- Music (an emphasis on commercial music is available)
- Painting
- Sculpting
- Acting (an emphasis on commercial acting is available)
- Dance
- Physical Education
[edit] Costs and admission
For California residents, costs are $20 per unit. For non-residents, costs are about $150 per unit. A typical two-year program has 60 units.
[edit] Student life
GWC has active clubs, but some people find the campus community disappointing because it is primarily a commuter college serving local people.
On-campus housing is not available, and local housing is expensive, approximately $900 per month for a small single-bedroom apartment. Rent for rooms in local houses start at about $350 per month. The minimum wage of $8.00 is about half of the income required to live in Huntington Beach.
[edit] Athletics
Soccer team won the 1977 California State Community College Championship
[edit] Noted people
Famous alumni include UFC fighter Tito Ortiz and current ESPN basketball analyst Doug Gottlieb.
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