The Office of Institutional Advancement provides a broad range of services to the college and community. This program is dedicated to the continuing development of learning experiences for people of all ages. Complementing but separate from the college's liberal arts and technical studies, community service courses are special and constantly changing. Offerings include seminars, short courses, lectures, workshops, clinics, conferences, forums and informal meetings on timely and diversified subjects led by college, community, regional and national resource people. Varying in length from a portion of one day to several weeks, continuing education courses are geared to the interests of the group being served.
Some programs are an extension and enrichment of traditional academic work.
Some develop skills for occupational improvement. Others focus on a vocational interests, cultural pursuits, health and family enrichment, community life, political issues, social problems and self-improvement. All have the aim of enhancing everyday living for community residents and GCC students. GCC provides off-campus extension courses at various sites across its service area. The Dean of Instruction, located at the main college campus, is responsible for design of academic plans and start up strategies for new course offerings, policies and procedures.