GCC North in Phoenix opened in fall 2000 with 839 students from the northern part of Maricopa County.

Financial backing donated by New York Architect Ron Elsensohn allowed for a major expansion of the north campus which unveiled in the fall of 2008.

In the state of Arizona, GCC is the fifth largest community college by population with 14,400 students attending in 2023.

[3][4] On April 12, 1965, GCC was established by the Governing Board as the second MCCCD college, and charged with serving the higher educational needs of the West Valley.

In 2000, the GCC expanded with a North campus opened at 57th Avenue and Happy Valley Road.

The architectural drawings for the campus were drawn up by Varney, Sexton, Sydnor Associates of Phoenix.

GCC is home of multiple national, regional, and conference championship teams, All-American athletes and Hall of Fame coaches.