Guam Community College

Guam Community College (GCC) is a community college in Mangilao, Guam. It was founded by Dr. Maryly Van Leer Peck, the former dean of University of Guam[2] and officially created by Public Law 14-77 in 1977.[3]

Guam Community College
Former name
Guam Vocational Technical High School
Motto"Guam's Leader in Workforce Development"
TypePublic
Established1977
FounderMaryly Van Leer Peck
PresidentMary A.Y. Okada
Academic staff
245
Students2,055
Location
Mangilao
,
Guam
,
United States

13°26′26″N 144°48′32″E
ColorsPalette blues[1]
   

The U.S. Census Bureau puts the community college into the University of Guam census-designated place.[4]

History

Guam Community College (GCC) was founded in 1977 for secondary or postsecondary students. Its campus is centrally located on 32.75 acres (13.25 ha) and has continuous improvements over the years.[5] The college plays an important role in the six island public high schools where it offers several significant education programs in Tourism, Marketing, AutoCad, Construction and many more. Mary A.Y. Okada is the current president and was appointed in 2007.[6]

Awards

Distinguished Alumni Award

This is a list of past GCC recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. [7]

  • 2009 Mr. Phillip Ada, Ms. Mary English
  • 2010 Mr. Jeffrey John Ibanez
  • 2011 Dr. Anita Borja Enriquez
  • 2012 Dr. Kimberly Bersamin [8]
  • 2013 Mr. Eduardo Ilao
  • 2014 Mr. Joseph Quitano
  • 2015 Mr. Don Muna
  • 2016 Mr. Eduardo Dela Peña, Jr.
  • 2017 Ms. Erika Sotto Cruz
  • 2018 Mr. Joseph J. Leon Guerrero
  • 2019 Ms. Agnes Q. Diaz

See also

References
  1. "Color" (PDF). Guam Community College. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  2. "Maryly VanLeer Peck". Florida Women's Hall of Fame. Florida Commission on the Status of Women. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. About Us, Guam Community College Website, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2011-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Alt URL Archived 2020-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: University of Guam CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  5. 2017-2018 Gaum Community College Update, "Fast Facts" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  6. "President's office". Guam Community College. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. "GCC 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award". guamcc.edu. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
  8. "Bersamin is GCC's 2012 Distinguished Alumnus". pncguam.com. May 7, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2021.



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