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Golden West College celebrates 50 years of opportunity
A year later, the board of trustees of the Orange Coast College District -– now known as the Coast Community College District—bought 122 acres of farm land in Huntington Beach from Wilford B. Lewis, owner of Golden West Farms.The price: $1.8 million..

Golden West College: By the numbers
More than 1 million people have passed through Golden West College,counting all of the academic programs,community services not-for credit education,athletic events,performing arts, swim lessons,and community events,including:.

A Golden West Degree Pays Off In Many Ways
GWC graduates with an associate’s degree earn an average of $711,812 more over their work life than high school graduates, according to The American Institutes for Research and Nexus Research and Policy Center.That is more than twice the average lifetime income of $352,011 for all California community college graduates.

GWC GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
Find places or items on campus, take a selfie with it, and play for a chance to win a $50 gift card and of course bragging rights. You will be finding these places from a list, or you may even need to solve a riddle to figure out the place. It is free to play, instructions and registration form will be posted online closer to the event.

New Criminal Justice Training Center
More than 200 officers are trained each year at the center's Police Academy and Specials Investigators Academy. The Center serves about 2,500 students each year through semester courses that lead to a four-year program, and in-service training for working peace officers.

Planning for the next 50 years
Thanks to that community support, Golden West was able to build a new, state-of-the-art School of Nursing, build a new Learning Resource Center/Library, upgrade classrooms and make needed improvements to its infrastructure..

Rustlers: Excellence in college athletics
Since 1966, GWC Rustlers have captured more championships than any other community college in the state, and more aquatics championships -- such as water polo, swimming and diving) than any other community college in the nation..

New associate degree offers guaranteed transfer to state univers
The Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), which was signed into legislation in California in 2010, makes it possible.These degrees are designed to provide a clear pathway to a CSU baccalaureate degree.