Gachongil College
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| Motto | 봉사·창의·지성 "Service, Originality, Sincerity" |
| Established | 1939 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Dr Yi Gil-yeo |
| Faculty | 80 |
| Undergraduates | 4,000 |
| Location | Incheon, South Korea |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.gcgc.ac.kr |
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| Hangul: |
가천길대학
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| Hanja: |
가천길 大學
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| Revised Romanization: | Gacheon-gil Daehak |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Kach'ŏn-gil Taehak |
Gachongil College is a private technical college in South Korea, providing instruction primarily in fields related to nursing. It is situated in Namdong-gu, in the metropolitan city of Incheon, in the country's northwest corner. It was founded in 1939 by Choe Jeong-hwan. It is closely connected with Gachon Medical School, and is supported by the Gachon Educational Foundation. It provides a mixture of two- and three-year programs.
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[edit] Campus
The campus is located in Ganseok-dong, Namdong-gu, not far from Sinyeonsu Station on the Incheon Subway. It lies near Yaksan Park, in a dense urban neighborhood. The campus covers an area of 94,000 square metres.
[edit] Organization
The school contains 22 academic departments, which are grouped into six divisions: Nursing, Health, Hospitality, Industry, Arts, and Social Practice.
[edit] Students and faculty
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In its history, the college claims to have produced approximately 12,000 nurses, in addition to other graduates.
[edit] History
The school was founded in 1939 as a training facility for nurses, attached to Gyeonggi Provincial Hospital in Incheon (now Incheon General Hospital). In 1962, it officially became Gyeonggi Nursing School (경기간호학교). It was designated a technical school in 1973, and became a technical college in 1979. The college moved from its old location in Jung-gu to its present location in Namdong-gu in 1986. The present name was adopted in 1998.
[edit] See also
- Education in South Korea
- List of colleges and universities in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
