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November 16, 2006
Contacts: Suzanne Higgins
suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3808
George A. Martinez
george.martinez@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3605
DaimlerChrysler Donates $10,000 to GCC Automotive Program
Following a similar $10,000 grant in 2004, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund has again approved a $10,000 grant for its College Apprentice Program (CAP) at Glendale Community College (GCC). CAP trains factory-certified technicians at community colleges. The additional funds will purchase shop equipment, computers, and storage systems for specialty tools and supplies; develop curriculum and lesson plans; and conduct career day recruiting fairs.
Students in the popular CAP program are sponsored by local valley dealership and alternate paid internship weeks with classroom academic weeks spent at GCC. The college assists interested students in finding a dealer-sponsor if necessary. Students can earn a one-year certificate in Automotives or a two-year Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS).
Student interns usually become full-time service employees at the dealerships where they interned upon successful completion of the program. Income potential is approximately $40,000 within two years of graduation, on average. Some experienced technicians earn more than $100,000 a year. Local service managers enthusiastically support the CAP program and have high praise for GCC automotive students.
For more information about GCC's CAP program, visit
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/auto or contact Program Director Greg Dragiewicz at
greg.dragiewicz@gcmail.maricopa.edu or 623.845.5691
Free Multi-Choir Holiday Concert at GCC, Dec. 7
Three choirs and a handbell group will present a free holiday concert at Glendale Community College Thurs., Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, 6000 W. Olive Ave. in Glendale. The GCC Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Vocal Jazz and Handbell Players will offer an eclectic mix of holiday songs, some accompanied by Professor Charles Hulihan on guitar, Professor Christina Eide on piano, or Theresa Hulihan on flute. "We had standing room only at our last concert," says GCC Choir Director Christopher Langsford, "so I strongly encourage people to get here early." The program will include Boogie Woogie Santa Claus, Calm on the Listening Ear of Night, Hanukkah Song and many more. For more information about the concert, call 623.845.3720. For more information about GCC choirs, including the new Women's Community Choir class that starts in January, call Langsford at 623.845.3724.
GCC Wins Spot in 25th Valley of the Sun Bowl, Dec. 2
Ranked #5 among U.S. community colleges, the 2005 NJCAA football champion Glendale Community College Gauchos have won the host spot for the 25th annual Valley of the Sun Bowl, Sat., Dec. 2, at 2:00 p.m. GCC earned the right to host this year's bowl game by finishing with the best Western States Football League record among the Maricopa Community Colleges. The game will be played in Matt O. Hanhila Stadium in the northwest corner of the GCC campus, 6000 W. Olive Ave. in Glendale. Bowl Director Pete Pisciotta announced that the #7-ranked Falcons of Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania have accepted an invitation to play GCC. Tickets for the game will be available for pre-purchase (cash or checks with proper ID only) starting Nov. 27 at GCC Athletics, building AT, room 147. Pre-purchased or at the gate, ticket prices are: $5 for adults including GCC faculty and staff, $3 for seniors and students with ID. Children under 5 are free.
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