In 1997, satellite sites were added in Hollister and Morgan Hill to augment offerings on the main campus.

In 2008, land was purchased in Coyote Valley and San Benito County for the future development of additional campuses.

In 2017, Phase 1 of the Coyote Valley Center was completed, becoming Gavilan's newest instructional site and the home for South Bay Public Safety Training Consortium police and fire academies.

[2][3] Founded in 2007, GECA students are able to complete two years of college in their four years of high school by taking advanced placement and honors classes, as well as Gavilan College courses alongside Gavilan students, and can graduate with up to 60 transferable units.

The Gavilan College athletic teams are called the Rams.