Interested in attending a UC School? We can get you there…guaranteed!
1 week ago
If you have always wanted to attend a UC school, GWC can help you get there. Transferring from a California Community College has always had its perks for our students. Lower GPA requirements, less expensive tuition for the first two-years, and a second chance to get to your dream school, are all part of the benefits of starting your education with us.
UC schools have an additional benefit of starting at a community college. All UC’s offer Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) agreements through us! This means that if you have a UC in mind for transfer, you can set
GWC Police Academy sees an increase in female cadets
2 weeks ago
Is Blue the New Black? Over 25% of the cadets in the current Police Academy class at GWC’s Criminal Justice Training Center (CJTC) are women. This is a significant increase over the number of female cadets at the Academy in recent years. Historically, only a small percentage of women are interested in law enforcement, despite the fact that agencies throughout the state express the need for more female officers. But that may be changing.
“When we have female cadets, they are actively sought out by local agencies. They are considered an invaluable asset to law enforcement, we just don’t see
The key to success is to become prepared, this is a must read for incoming students!
3 months ago
Currently in the State of California, Community College’s are a sought after resource for many reasons. High School students looking to begin their Bachelor’s degree at a fraction of the cost, community members brushing up on their skills for business, and workers looking to retrain to advance their careers or change careers. It is no surprise to those involved in our system that times are different now with the budget cuts. For all those looking to attend any community college you need to plan for your back up plan.
Life changes quite rapidly from our beginning plan at times, and
The GWC Design Program “Enchanted” their student showcase attendees on Friday, December 9th!
5 months ago
Our Design program instructor, Greg Wight, has partnered with a local physician who, for the last two (2) years has put on an extraordinary local Halloween event that attracts over 20,000 spectators and media attention. Our GWC Design program students help each year to build life-size props and displays of all sorts, turning the street into a movie-like set.
For last week’s Design show, held Friday, December 9th, our program obtained some of the props used in the Halloween event, embellishing them for display. In addition, the students took the time to build new and innovative displays, using animatronics, in
GWC’s 36th Annual Chican@/Latin@ Conference was a HUGE success!
5 months ago
Staying true to this year's conference theme of “¡Adelante Estudiante!” – “Let Us Go Forward, Student!” our Coast Community College District staff and faculty provided our local high school students with another successful year for our Chican@/Latin@ event! On December 2, 2011, over 450 students from 14 high schools attended a day of inspiring speeches and informative workshops here on the Golden West College campus. The event’s theme was chosen to encourage students to continue forward, no matter what challenges they are facing.
I enjoy being able to put this in perspective again for those that are reading my blogs...that
GWC students volunteer hundreds of hours to Dr. Nobles’ Halloween Extravaganza in Fountain Valley.
6 months ago
During the Month of October, our Golden West College Volunteer Design Team made a significant contribution to the Fountain Valley Halloween event, logging in over 3,000 hours.
Dr. Anthony Noble creates and funds a Halloween extravaganza every year, transforming an entire street into a Halloween ‘Movie Set’. This year’s theme was ‘Haunted Fairy Tales’ — last year it was ‘Star Wars’. An estimated 18,000 people came out to see the amazing displays.
Students were able to hone their skills, and get some practical experience, working on Disneyland-type sets, characters and projects at 16 different sites on the street. Many students
Learn how to sell yourself…not literally of course!
6 months ago
In order to get the job you want now, the career you want later, the life you want, the income you desire, the soul mate you may be looking for, the connections to your future…you have to learn how to market your best asset…YOU!
When you look at what a resume’ is, an interview, a first date or your college applications are, the most common ground is that it is a reflection of you. These are ways to build and create buy-in from the person, company, or college of your choice. There is never a better time than
GWC’s got Talent- Faculty Newsroom article
6 months ago
Father and Son Instructors go Hollywood!
Golden West College instructors Tom and Jon Kubis were brought on board by FOX network’s hit television show “America’s Got Talent” and Sony Records to create musical arrangements for this year’s million dollar winner, vocalist Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.
Landau won the nationwide voting with his vocals that have a remarkable similarity to the the late Frank Sinatra. “Jon and I were part of a team brought in for the daunting task of creating a CD’s and DVD’s worth of musical arrangements and compositions for 35 musicians in one week” Tom explained.
Tom conducted
How to not get “stuck” at a Community College
6 months ago
I have been in my position here with the college for over four (4) years now, and without fail the most common question I get is “do students get stuck for years at GWC?” The answer is no, when you are speaking of the word “stuck.” In taking a look at this term, it assumes that something happened to the student that is out of their control. This “getting stuck” phrase is a complete mis-conception. Now, this being said, students can (in any college atmosphere) set themselves behind in their education, causing them to put in additional semesters and
One man’s passion refines a generation…have you found yours?
7 months ago
I woke up this morning to the news that we had lost one of our generation’s most influential innovators, Steve Jobs. As I read through a few of the articles posted in regards to his passing, I came across one of his motivational speeches- in my opinion, his most life-changing motivational speeches. As I watched this YouTube video of his 2005 Stanford University Graduation Speech (PLEASE watch at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd_ptbiPoXM&feature=player_embedded#!), I realized how much of an influence this speech could be for our current, as well as our incoming students.
In his speech he addresses
