Gadsden State Community College

Gadsden State Community College
TypePublic historically black community college
Established1925; 99 years ago (1925)[1]
Parent institution
Alabama Community College System
Endowment$3.14 million[2]
ChancellorJimmy H. Baker
PresidentKathy L. Murphy[3]
Students3,993[4]
Location
Gadsden, Anniston, & Centre, Alabama
,
U.S.

33°59′40″N 85°59′31″W / 33.9945°N 85.9920°W / 33.9945; -85.9920
CampusEast Broad Street
Valley Street
Wallace Drive
Gadsden State Cherokee
Ayers
Colors      Red, black and silver[5]
NicknameCardinals
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA
ACCC
MascotSwoop the Cardinal[5]
Websitewww.gadsdenstate.edu

Gadsden State Community College (Gadsden State, Gadsden, or GSCC) is a public community college with campuses in Gadsden, Centre and Anniston, Alabama. The college was founded as a merger between Alabama Technical College (1925), Gadsden State Technical Institute (1960) and Gadsden State Junior College (1965). Gadsden State is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. It offers associate degree, certificate and non-credit courses thorough more than 70 programs. The college's campuses serve Calhoun, Cherokee (all but the northern one-sixth), Cleburne, Etowah and St. Clair (the northeastern third) counties, as well as neighboring counties in Georgia.[6][7][8][9][4][10][11]

Gadsden's athletic teams compete in the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). They are collectively known as the Cardinals.[12]

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  3. ^ "Dr. Kathy Murphy appointed new president". www.gadsdenstate.edu (Press release). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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  12. ^ "Athletics". Gadsden State Community College. Retrieved 3 December 2021.