Find Your Voice with an English Degree
Sharpen your communication and critical thinking skills, and challenge yourself and others through civic discourse. Examine culture through literature, or join the field of language arts educators. Learn to be heard.
Programs of Study
Graduates gain skills in writing and professional communication, as well as an appreciation for a range of literary works.
- Writing and rhetoric
- Language and literature
- Interdisciplinary studies
- English teacher certification
- English minor
Why GGC?
Access to four-year degrees for more people, where potential trumps privilege, and tenacity and commitment matter more than one’s academic past. Honors Program? We’ve got you covered there, too.
Attentive education that focuses on your success with faculty mentorships that linger even after graduation. Standards are high, but you’ve got this with access to tutoring and options to text professors for help.
GGC’s innovative practices, caring culture and affordable tuition are changing the game in higher education, and changing the future for students at all levels, of all ages, from all walks of life.
Apply now for your #ggcGameChanging opportunity.
Careers and Grad School Prep
Let your creativity emerge while developing skills that are practical and valuable in pursuing a wide range of professions.
- Education
- Marketing
- Communications
- Public relations
- Business administration
- Journalism
- Publishing
- Law
Beyond the Classroom
GGC fosters partnerships with local community organizations to provide tangible experiences that move portfolios to the top of the employment pile.
- Early childhood literacy program development
- Non-profit communications
- Collaborative research and technical writing
- Academic conference presentations
- Journalistic assignments, on campus and in the community
- Global opportunities through internationalized i-courses and Study Abroad.
#ggcGameChanging
Meet your student peers, and become acquainted with some of GGC’s diverse, accomplished faculty.
"My favorite part of GGC is the closeness of the students and professors." —Julie McMillian
Get Involved
Flex and grow your voice. Challenge. Question. Collaborate. Contribute. English-related opportunities:
- SLA sponsored reading series – Readings, Writings, and All That Jazz
- Banned Book Week – sample select literature classes
- The English Club
- Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society
- Golden Key International Honour Society
- Student Government Association (SGA)