Grayson County College

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Grayson County College


Type	Community college
President	Alan Scheibmeir, Ph.D.
Staff	N/A
Undergraduates	N/A
Location	Denison, Texas, USA
Campus	Rural
Endowment	N/A
Colors	Purple and white
Nickname	Viking
Website	grayson.edu

Grayson County College (GCC) is a junior college located in Denison, Texas, with branch campuses in Sherman, Van Alstyne and Bonham (the latter in neighboring Fannin County).

The main campus (consisting of the East Campus and the West Campus) is in a rural setting near Grayson County Airport. The East Campus is all new construction and houses the administration; the West Campus is comprised mainly of buildings left over by the former Perrin Air Force Base, including an 18-hole golf course which the college now operates.

GCC offers associate degrees in over 25 areas of study, and operates in partnership with West Texas A&M University to offer selected bachelor's degrees online, with student counseling provided by GCC.

GCC, a member of the NJCAA, also offers athletic scholarships in baseball, basketball, and softball.

In February 2007, GCC's Board of Trustees called for a $44,790,000 bond election to expand and improve the existing campus, to be held in May. This will be GCC's first bond election since the one called to create the campus in the 1960's. Among other things, $25.7 million would be devoted to a new Career and Technical Center on the East campus, moving these facilities from their current West Campus location.