Company Profile
Garden City Community College
Company Overview
Garden City Community College is officially accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org, (800) 621-7440. In addition, the GCCC Practical Nursing Program is approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing, and the Associate Degree Program is approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). See our nursing accreditation page for further detail. Certain GCCC programs have also obtained other specific individual accreditation. GCCC has been accepted for the continuous quality improvement accreditation model by the national Academic Quality Improvement Project.
Company History
The first four community colleges in Kansas were established in 1919, and GCCC is one of two from that group which still exist. It was created by county-wide election on April 1, 1919, and opened in September of the same year.
GCCC initially shared facilities in Sabine Hall and Calkins Hall in the 100 block of Buffalo Jones Avenue with Garden City High School, and opened with a first class of less than three dozen students. The first graduate, Mildred Hope of Garden City, earned her degree in the spring of 1920.
The college moved to the then-new Garden City High School building in 1954, and first occupied a campus of its own in 1958 on property where Buffalo Jones Elementary School is located.
The first effort to establish GCCC as an entity separate from the Garden City public school system was launched in 1958. It was killed in a Kansas legislative committee, a second attempt was also rejected in 1962. In 1963 the college moved back to Sabine and Calkins Halls, and also made use of nearby Ben Grimsley Gym, as well as a group of adjacent World War II-era barracks buildings.
The Kansas Legislature passed the Community College Act in 1965, authorizing establishment of 22 independent colleges including GCCC. This authorized the institution to levy taxes, conduct its own programs and function independently of the K-12 school system. County voters elected the first GCCC Board of Trustees in July 1965. Today GCCC is one of 19 Kansas community colleges.
The present 14-building, 63-acre campus at 801 Campus Drive was designed between July, 1965 and January, 1966.
Voters approved a $2.5 million bond issue, supplemented by a $538,000 federal grant for construction. Erected between 1968 and 1970 were the original residence hall, Academic Building, Saffell Library, Administration Building, Fouse Science-Math Building, Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building and Physical Education Building.
The Collins Technical Building was added in 1974, and a residential life addition was built in 1978. The Penka Building was added in 1986, when additions were completed to the Joyce, Collins and PE Buildings. Williams Stadium, a baseball facility, was also added. In January of 1996 a 15,000 sq. ft. $1.4 million technical teaching laboratory was completed so that GCCC could provide more training for workers in area and national industries. A three-building student apartment complex opened in 2002, and a 12,900 square-foot, two-level addition to the original student center was completed in 2003, with the entire structure renamed the Beth Tedrow Student Center.
The 19,260 square-foot, three-level, two-story Student and Community Services Center opened in August, 2006 and was dedicated in October of the same year. Attached to the original Administration Building, the $3.12 million facility consolidated public and student services, provided an on-campus home for adult basic education, added a series of 21st Century classrooms and created a single point of assistance for most services GCCC provides.
GCCC owns more than 70 acres east of Campus Drive, which has been developed in a cooperative effort with the City of Garden City. Named Tangeman Fields in honor of Dr. James Tangeman, a former president, the property includes softball and baseball facilities. Also located there are the college's indoor baseball practice building, a football practice area, running track with public seating and soccer fields.
Benefits
Employee Benefits For Full-Time Employees (excluding Faculty)
SALARY: Based on qualifications and experience. Paid monthly by the end of the month by direct deposit to your bank account.
WORK SCHEDULE: Full-time 12-month position.
PAID HOLIDAYS: 2015-2016 Holiday Schedule
•Independence Day July 3
•Labor Day Sept. 7
•Thanksgiving Nov. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
•Christmas/New Year’s Dec. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31: Jan 1
•President’s Day Feb. 15
•Spring Break March 17, 18
•Easter March 25, 28
•Memorial Day May 30
SICK LEAVE: 12 days per year accrues to 90 days total. (Non-exempt employees are not eligible for paid sick leave until after successful completion of 60 days of continuous employment.)
VACATION: Earned at the rate of one day per month during years one through five of continuous employment, and 1.25 days per month thereafter. (Non-exempt employees are not eligible to use paid vacation until after successful completion of six months of continuous employment.)
RETIREMENT: Employees generally are covered by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS). Employee contributes 4% of gross.
LIFE INSURANCE: $15,000 group term life insurance provided by Board, plus 1.5 times annual salary group term life insurance provided by KPERS.
HEALTH INSURANCE: Board provides up to $425.00 per month for a use-it-or-lose-it health insurance benefit through GCCC-sponsored health insurance plan.
BENEFITS:
Internal Revenue Code Section 125 Cafeteria Salary Reduction Plan allows employee to reduce compensation in amount necessary to purchase from nontaxable benefits contained in the plan and selected by the employee, including health (hospitalization) insurance, cancer insurance, short-term disability (salary protection) insurance, health savings account, medical expense reimbursement, dependent care reimbursement.
May, at employee’s discretion, take part in the matching, tax-sheltered plan with TIAA-CREF 403(b).
Free GCCC tuition for self, spouse, and dependents (children) who are 21 years of age or younger and are financially supported by the respective full time staff member.
Free pass for self and immediate family members to most college-sponsored activities.
Free use of on-campus wellness facility for employee.
EMPLOYMENT-AT-WILL
Employment for all non-faculty employees is at will. At-will employment means that neither the employee nor the college has entered into a contract regarding the duration of employment. At-will employees are free to terminate employment with GCCC at any time. Likewise, the college has the right to terminate his/her employment at any time.
No employee can enter into or offer a GCCC employment contract to another for a specified period of time or make any agreement contrary to this policy without written approval from the Board of Trustees.