Wes Bryan, President, Golden West College
Where We’ve Been
OPENING DAY CEREMONY SEPTEMBER 12, 1966 Opening Day 9.12.66
Cornerstone Dedication 50-Year Time Capsule Installed
The First Graduating Class was just 86 Students
Since then, over have passed through Golden West College
We’ve trained over 5,000 Nurses
10,000+ Police Officers and Special Investigators Have Trained at the Criminal Justice Training Center
Over 400 PERFOMANCES DANCE MUSIC THEATER
65,000 children and adults learned to swim at GWC
Golden West College is the 4th Largest Employer in Huntington Beach Employees 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Boeing HB Union HS Quicksilver GWC
GWC OPERATIONS Enhance the regional economy by over $77 Million Annually
QUALITY-OF-LIFE- AVOIDED COSTS BENEFITS $5,000,000 HIGHER EDUCATION Lower crime and victim’s losses • Lower cost of incarceration • Lower welfare and unemployment • Greater community participation and voter turn-out • Improved lifestyle habits – lower absenteeism • Income and QOL increase $121 for each credit hour of instruction
Where We Are
GWC is Fully Accredited By the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
2,389 Students Graduated in 2015
GWC Completers Get Jobs! of GWC students who completed a career certificate are employed and work in the same or close to the same field as their training
3 rd in State for Graduates’ Earnings Increased Earnings 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 AA Degree vs. High School 400,000 Diploma 300,000 over working life. 200,000 100,000 0 National State Golden Ohlone Foothill Source: American Institute for Research and the Nexus Average Average West College College Research and Policy Center 259k 359k 712k 740k 745k
#1 in Athletics Since 1966 GWC Rustlers have captured • More championships than any other Calif. Community College • More AQUATICS Championships than any community college in the NATION
GWC RANKS 6 TH IN STATE Transfer Rates Graduation Rates Retention Rates Student-to-Faculty Ratio Distance Education Enrollment
TOP 10% TRANSFER RATES
THE GWC GUARANTEE • Eleven Associate Degree for Transfer Majors • Priority Registration guarantees seat in required courses • Schedule to complete in 2 years www.goldenwestcollege.edu/csu2
New Facilities – Measure C
Where We’re Going
GRAND ENTRANCE – RUSTLER WAY
PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING
COMMUNITY EDUCATION BLDG.
STUDENT SERVICES ONE-STOP CENTER
MATH-SCIENCE BUILDING
Transfer Students from community colleges to the University of California (UC) system account for 48% of the UC’s Bachelor’s Degrees in S.T.E.M.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING CENTER
Still to Come… • New Business Building • New Cosmetology Building • Automotive Tech facility upgrades • Improvements to Athletic Fields
Boys & Girls Club of Huntington Valley The only Boys & Girls Club on a college campus
El Viento
CIELO PARTNERSHIP Oak View Renewal Partnership
Questions? Contact Us Bruce Berman Wes Bryan Director, Community President Relations & Foundation wbryan@gwc.cccd.edu bberman@gwc.cccd.edu 714-895-8101 714-895-8315 www.goldenwestcollege.edu
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