| Brief History | | | | school and can become graduates with up to sixty |
| Initially its name was San Benito County Junior College | | | | transferable units. Thus the students passing out from |
| and was renamed as Gavilan College in 1963 when a | | | | GECA enters the four year college or university as a |
| new community college district was formed | | | | junior instead of freshman. |
| amalgamating San Benito County with Santa Clara | | | | Accreditation |
| County. Finally the college moved to its present | | | | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| location in the year 1966. | | | | (WASC) have granted accreditation to the College for |
| | | | six years in 2007. |
| Campus was expanded in 1997 with the addition | | | | Programs Offered |
| satellite sites in Hollister and Morgan Hill augmenting the | | | | Degrees and majors offered by the college includes |
| main campus. Land was purchased in Coyote Valley | | | | administration of justice, aviation maintenance, allied |
| and San Benito Community in 2008 for further | | | | health, carpentry apprenticeship, biological science and |
| development of the college creating additional | | | | health science, business, child development, |
| campuses to meet the growing demands of students | | | | communication, interpersonal communication, computer |
| for admission and education. | | | | graphics & design, cosmetology, digital media, fire |
| Early College Academy | | | | technology, mathematics, philosophy, physical |
| An early college academy, a high school named Dr. TJ | | | | education, social science, visual and performing arts, |
| Owens Gilroy Early College Academy or GECA was | | | | and general education. In addition the academy offers |
| established inside the campus in 2007. Students can | | | | extensive facilities for obtaining online degrees. |
| complete two years of college in four years of high | | | | |