Glendale Community College
English Department

6000 W. Olive Avenue, Glendale, Arizona  85302
Phone 623.845.3625      Location: 05 building (view map)

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English Department at
Glendale Community College

GCC

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Welcome to the English Department at GCC.  We offer courses in composition, reading, and English literature. 

We also have a Creative Writing program, an English as a Second Language program, a Developmental Literacy program to prepare you for college-level work,  and a Journalism/Mass Communications/New Media program.

Classes are scheduled to offer flexibility in completing your academic goals at GCC.   Courses are available on campus and online, during the day and at night, and in both traditional and accelerated formats. GCC also offers classes at our campus at  GCC North, at the Communiversity @ Surprise, and in the far west valley at Valley Vista High School, 15550 N. Parkview Place, Surprise.

We hope our Web site will provide answers to many of your questions about our programs and look forward to meeting you in one of our classes.

News and Announcements

Poetry, anyone?
Join the Rorschach Poets on the second Tuesday of every month for Free Association Poetry Open Mic from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 104E of the student union at GCC.   The free event seeks to bring contemporary poetry to local residents. The event is open to the public, and poetry readers are invited to present all styles and stages of writing.

On August 11th, Free Association, a GCC Creative Writing Program series, will feature Patrick Hare, a local favorite, and Ed Mabrey, the 2007-2008 Individual World Slam Champion.

For the first part of the evening, we invite students, faculty, staff, and the community to share their poetry, read works by others, and be inspired by the creative expression. The featured poets will follow. The event is free, open to the public, and located at GCC in SU 104-E (Student Union Building).

Scholarships Presented
The English Department Scholarship Committee has selected Gina Mobley to receive the 2008-2009 Bowyer Memorial Award and Mary Mackey to receive the 2008-2009 Kitts Memorial Award.   Each recipient will receive a $250 check during Student Recognition Day.

The Traveler 2009
The newest edition of GCC's student Art and Literary magazine, The Traveler 2009,  is now available online at http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/English/travissues.html.