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| Former names | Grossmont Junior College District |
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| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) |
| President | Denise Whisenhunt |
| Students | 18,095 |
| Location | El Cajon, California, United States |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Griffin |
| Website | www.grossmont.edu |
Grossmont College is a public community college in El Cajon, California. Its name originated with the silent film actor and producer William J. Gross, who was enticed by Ed Fletcher to invest in the purchase of land, part of which was called Grossmont. The campus sits in the Fletcher Hills community of El Cajon and is bordered by the cities of San Diego and Santee. Grossmont College along with Cuyamaca College make up what is the Grossmont–Cuyamaca Community College District. Grossmont is part of the California Community Colleges system.
Grossmont College is also home to Grossmont Middle College High School, where selected high school students can receive both high school and college credit for taking courses on campus. The newspaper for Grossmont College is The Summit. Its radio station is Griffin Radio.
Facilities
The facilities of Grossmont College are situated across 135 acres. At its inception, the campus was planned to accommodate an enrollment of 2,500 daytime students. The first incarnation of the completed campus was expected to hold 4,800 students. On October 18, 1965, a bond for $3.5 million was approved by area voters. This made it possible to complete the college's initial master plan. By September 25, 1967, the new facilities were completed. Since that time, student enrollment increased dramatically and created the need for new and remodeled campus facilities.
In recent years, the college has undergone major improvements of its facilities including:
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Academics
Grossmont College offers more than 150 degree and certificate programs. Each year, about 1,500 students earn Associate in Arts degrees, Associate in Science degrees, or advanced and basic certificates. In addition, the students are offered general education and transfer programs.
Athletics
Grossmont College offers several men's and women's intercollegiate sports:
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Notable alumni
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- Sergio Bailey II - professional football player
- Lester Bangs - music journalist
- Doug Benson - comedian
- Quintin Berry - professional baseball player
- Rachel Bilson - actress
- Brian Patrick Butler - actor and filmmaker
- Brad Daluiso - professional football player
- Chad DeGrenier - professional football player and coach
- Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace - professional wrestler and actress known as Nikki Bella
- Mark Goffeney - armless guitar player, child celebrity, and disability advocate
- Robert Hays - actor
- Arthur Hobbs - professional football player
- Barry Jantz - La Mesa City Councilman and CEO of Grossmont Healthcare District
- Brian Jones (born 1968) - politician in the California State Senate
- David Leisure - actor
- Kevin McCadam - professional football player
- Dan Melville - football player
- Sean O'Sullivan - professional baseball player
- Dat Phan - stand-up comedian
- Joe Roth - college football player
- Wally Schlotter - chairman of the San Diego Film Commission from 1978 to 1996
- Cathy Scott - true crime author and journalist
- Bernard Seigal - musician, Beat Farmers' original member, music journalist, and editor of the college newspaper The Summit
- Scott Sherman - San Diego City Council member
- Brian Sipe - professional football player
- Alexandra Slade - actress
- Akili Smith - professional football player
- Casey Tiumalu - professional football player
- Todd Watkins - professional football player
References
- "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- Newland, James D. (October 26, 2015). Around Mt. Helix. Arcadia Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 9781439653876.
- "The Elephant Man" (PDF). San Diego Story. 2016.
- "RIP Mark Goffeney: Big Toe bassist never let disability hold him back | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- "Robert Hays Finally Catches His 'Star' Role". Chicago Tribune. 26 October 1986.
- Maffei, John (December 22, 1983). "Tiumalu — the back who no one wanted". Escondido Times-Advocate. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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