March 20 - GCC's First Open Campus Day: "Your Path to Success"
Mark your calendars to visit the Guam Community College on Saturday, March 20, 2010, for its first annual GCC Open Campus Day: Your Path to Success. This annual event runs from 9:00 A.M.to 3:00 P.M. and will showcase GCC’s many programs and celebrate the success of our workforce development efforts. Click on this link for a list of activities! www.guamcc.edu/opencampus
Availability of Funds for Project Year 2010 Posted: March 5, 2010
As the State Agency for adult and career & technical (CTE) education, GCC is inviting eligible providers to submit a proposal to implement adult or CTE educational programs that lead to a certificate or degree. These proposals should introduce innovative activities to strengthen adult (Basic Skills, English as a Second Language, GED, Adult High) or career and technical education programs through federal funds (Workforce Investment Act, Title II and Carl D. Perkins). Proposals must be received at the State Agency Office (Student Services and Administrative Building, room 2209/2208) by April 15, 2010. Ms. Toni Chamberlain will be able to assist you with your questions ( or 735-5514 or 17). Workshop and Mini Clinic sessions to help develop your proposal can be found on the Notice of Funding Availability.PY2010 Notice Of Funds Availability (pdf)
Scholarships and GovGuamstudentloansavailable!
The GCC Financial Aid Office is accepting applications for the following scholarships:
Click on the link or pick up an application at the GCC Financial Aid Office. Deadline to submit for both scholarships is Friday, March 19, 2010.
First Hawaiian Bank/Guam Business Businesswoman of the Year Scholarship - Deadline to submit: July 31, 2010. Education major Chelsea Ulloa was awarded a $2,200 scholarship for Spring Semester 2010 by the Businesswoman of the Year Scholarship Program! Click on the scholarship name to download the application or pick up an application at the GCC Financial Aid Office located at the Student Services & Admin. Bldg. (1st floor) or call 735-5543/5544 or email
for more information.
Applications are available for the Government of Guam Student Loan Program. Click on the link or pick up an application at the GCC Financial Aid Office. Deadline to submit is April 30, 2010.
CCESS Tutoring now available
Center for Civic Engagement & Student Success (CCE&SS) one-on-one tutoring is offered at the GCC Library every weekday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Specialized Math Peer Tutoring is now offered in the Allied Health Center, Science Faculty Office, Room 3127, Monday to Thursday between 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
GW wins GCC ProStart 2010 Island Competition
For the second year in a row, GCC's George Washington High School ProStart team will represent Guam at the Ninth Annual National ProStart Invitational, to be held in Overland Park, Kansas, from April 30 – May 2. Congratulations to captain Charmaine Eusebio and teammates Jhorge Gonzales, Vicenta Mendiola, and Albert Caliyo, and to the teams from Simon Sanchez, JFK, and Southern high schools for an outstanding competition! Last year, the GW ProStart team placed 4th in the national competition, and was featured prominently on the Food Network special, “Guy Fieri’s Top of the Class,” in December. Check out the highlights on kuam.com!
GCC now offers on-line Radon Certification classes
GCC is now offering on-line Radon National Measurement and Mitigation Certification courses, including a Guam-specific section. The cost for the Radon Measurement course is $345. 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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