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Former names | San Benito County Junior College (1919–1963) |
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| Type | Publiccommunity college |
| Established | 1919 |
Parent institution | CCCS |
| President | Pedro Avila |
| Students | 7,303[1] |
| Location | , U.S. 36°58′25″N121°34′08″W / 36.9736°N 121.5690°W /36.9736; -121.5690 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Navy blue, red, and white |
| Nickname | GavilanRams |
| Website | www |
Gavilan College is apubliccommunity college inSanta Clara County, California.
The college was established in 1919 as theSan Benito County Junior College. It operated as such until 1963, when a new community college district was drawn that included bothSan Benito County and southernSanta Clara County. The college moved to its present main campus in 1968.
The main campus is inGilroy, California. In 1997, satellite sites were added inHollister andMorgan Hill to augment offerings on the main campus. In 2008, land was purchased inCoyote Valley andSan Benito County for the future development of additional campuses. In 2017, Phase 1 of the Coyote Valley Center was completed, becoming Gavilan's newest instructional site and the home for South Bay Public Safety Training Consortium police and fire academies.
Gavilan College offers Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees, and certificates in a variety of career fields. Gavilan College is also the only community college in northern California offering degree and certificate programs in Aviation Maintenance Technology.
Gavilan College hosts an early college high school, Dr. TJ OwensGilroy Early College Academy (GECA), ranked as one of the best high schools inCalifornia and the United States as a whole.[2][3] Founded in 2007, GECA students are able to complete two years of college in their four years of high school by taking advanced placement and honors classes, as well as Gavilan College courses alongside Gavilan students, and can graduate with up to 60 transferable units.
Fine and performing arts opportunities include theater, children's theater, gallery art, mural art, ceramics, Folklorico dance, choir, instrumental ensemble, symphony, and vocal ensemble.
The Gavilan College athletic teams are called the Rams. Intercollegiate sports include men's football, baseball, basketball, and soccer, and women's basketball, softball, volleyball and beach volleyball. Their mascot is the Ram.
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 CategoryGavilan College, which housesGilroy Early College Academy, is near but not in the city limits. Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs is in the area but is outside the city limits. | |
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