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Golden West College or GWC, is a community college providing two-year associate of arts degrees, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges and universities. GWC is located in Huntington Beach, California, about 35 miles (58km) south of Los Angeles, California. It is about five miles from the famous beach where the surfing occurs. It is 30 minutes from Disneyland, and from two hours to a half day from the mountains and ski regions of Southern California.
OrganizationThe college is one of three in the Coast Community College District, a regional organization providing administrative services and funding for post-secondary education. The district is chartered by the state of California to provide community college services. Academic profileThe mission of GWC is to provide inexpensive education in the trades, licensed trades and skilled professions. as well as remedial and transferable lower-division courses for students who plan to transfer to either a California State University or a campus of the University of California. GWC offers associate of arts (2 year) degrees in:
GWC also has complete, transferable lower-division undergraduate programs in:
Costs and admissionFor California residents, costs are $20 per unit. For non-residents, costs are about $150 per unit. A typical two-year program has 60 units. Student lifeGWC has active clubs, but some people find the campus community disappointing because it is primarily a commuter college serving local people. On-campus housing is not available, and local housing is expensive, approximately $900 per month for a small single-bedroom apartment. Rent for rooms in local houses start at about $350 per month. The minimum wage of $8.00 is about half of the income required to live in Huntington Beach. AthleticsCalifornia State Community College Championships Women's Basketball: 1979,1990,1991 Field Hockey: 1980 Women's Gymnastics: 1979 Men's Soccer: 1977 Softball: 1979,1981,1983,1984 Men's Swimming: 1985,1986,1990,1993,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2004 Women's Swimming: 1999,2000,2001 Women's Tennis: 1980 Men's Volleyball: 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999 Women's Volleyball: 1979,1984,1988,1990,1991,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004 Men's Water Polo: 1976,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1985,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,2001,2002,2008 Women's Water Polo: 1997,1998,1999,2000,2002 Noted alumni
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