Garden City Community College has received a five year, $5 million grant through the U.S. Department Education that will focus on STEM education.
The grant is specifically for institutions designated as Hispanic serving, they mush have a demographic of at least 25% Hispanic students. Garden City has upwards of 50%.
Ryan Ruda, GCCC President, said that the college designated the grant as STEM Central, with the goal of positioning GCCC as the STEM hub and training center for western Kansas.
