Gadsden State Community College

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Gadsden State Community College
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Type Community College
Established 1925[1]
Chancellor Mark Heinrich
President Martha G. Lavender, PhD, RN
Students 6,000
Location Gadsden, Anniston, & Centre, Alabama,
United States

Coordinates: 33°59′40″N 85°59′31″W / 33.99447°N 85.99195°W / 33.99447; -85.99195
Athletics Alabama Community College Conference
Nickname Cardinals
Affiliations Alabama Community College System
Website www.gadsdenstate.edu
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Gadsden State Community College is a two-year institution of higher learning located in Gadsden, Anniston, and Centre, Alabama. The college's service area includes Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, and parts of St. Clair counties.

Academics[edit]

The college enrolls 6,000 students and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[2][3]

Campuses[edit]

As of 2015, the college has four campuses and two centers: the Wallace Drive Campus, the East Broad Campus, the Ayers Campus, the Valley Street Campus, the McClellan Center, and the Gadsden State Cherokee Center.[4]

Student life[edit]

Athletics[edit]

The college fields intercollegiate teams in men's tennis, men's and women's basketball, softball, and volleyball as a member of the Alabama Community College Conference.[5] The college's mascot is the Cardinal.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "History and Service Area". Gadsden State Community College. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 
  2. ^ "College Navigator". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 
  3. ^ "Institution Details". Commission on Colleges. 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 
  4. ^ "2009 Catalog" (PDF). Gadsden State Community College. Retrieved 2009-04-13. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Athletics". Gadsden State Community College. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 

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