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{{Short description|Community college in Grayson County, Texas, U.S.}}

{{Infobox university

|name = Grayson College

|image = Grayson College.jpg

|caption = The Administration Building at the main campusinDenison

|logo = Grayson College logo.jpg

|motto =

|established = 1965<ref>[http://www.heralddemocrat.com/news/schools/grayson-college-celebrate-50th-anniversary-week Grayson celebrates 50th anniversary]</ref>

|former_names = Grayson County College (1965–2012) <ref>[http://www.heralddemocrat.com/sections/news/local/grayson-college-name-change-made-official.html Grayson College Name Change Made Official]</ref>

|type = [[Public college|Public]] [[community college]]

|president = J. P. McMillen

|city = [[Denison, Texas|Denison]]

|state = [[Texas]]

|country = United States

|coordinates = {{coord|33.706106|-96.634438|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

|students = 5,000+<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/education/community-colleges/grayson-college-CC03287 Enrollment information Grayson College]</ref>

|undergrad =

|postgrad =

|postgrad_label =

|administrative_staff = 270<ref>[http://www.cityofdenison.com/DocumentCenter/View/1592 Denison CAFR report]</ref><ref>[http://vanalstyneedc.com/about-van-alstyne/major-employers/ Major employers in Van Alstyne]</ref>

|campus = Rural

|sports_nickname = [[Viking]]s

|athletics_affiliations = [[NJCAA]] – [[North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference|NTJCAC]] (Baseball,Softball,Basketball)

|colors = {{color box|#003E80}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} Blue & white

|website = {{URL|grayson.edu}}

'''Grayson College''' is a [[Public college|public]] [[community college]] in [[Grayson County, Texas]]. The main campus is in [[Denison, Texas|Denison]] and it has branch campuses in Denison (west extension, at the site of the old [[Perrin Air Force Base]]) and [[Van Alstyne, Texas|Van Alstyne]] (south campus).

The main campus is located in [[Denison, Texas|Denison]], with a branch campus in [[Van Alstyne, Texas|Van Alstyne]]. The main campus (consisting of the east campus and the west extension) is in a rural setting near [[North Texas Regional Airport]]. The east campus is all new construction and houses the administration; the west extension is composed mainly of buildings left over by the former [[Perrin Air Force Base]], including and vineyards which carry on the work of famed horticulturalist and Denison resident [[Thomas Volney Munson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grayson.edu/college-info/campuses.aspx|publisher=Grayson.edu|title=Campus Overview|access-date=2014-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821171211/http://grayson.edu/college-info/campuses.aspx|archive-date=2014-08-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> (previously, an 18-hole golf course existed on the campus, but was closed {{as of|2017|lc=y}}).

As defined by the [[Texas Legislature]], the official service area of Grayson includes all of Grayson County and territory within the following school districts in Fannin County:<ref>Texas Education Code, Section 130.180, "Grayson County Junior College District Service Area".</ref> [[Bonham Independent School District|Bonham]], [[Dodd City Independent School District|Dodd City]], [[Ector Independent School District|Ector]], [[Leonard Independent School District|Leonard]], [[Sam Rayburn Independent School District|Sam Rayburn]], [[Savoy Independent School District|Savoy]], [[Trenton Independent School District|Trenton]], [[Whitewright Independent School District|Whitewright]] and [[Wolfe City Independent School District|Wolfe City]].

== Academics ==

Grayson offers [[associate degree]]s in over 25 areas of study, and operates in partnership with [[West Texas A&M University]] to offer selected bachelor's degrees online, with student counseling provided by GC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grayson.edu/programs-classes.aspx|publisher=Grayson.edu|title=Programs & Classes Page|access-date=2014-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821170235/http://www.grayson.edu/programs-classes.aspx|archive-date=2014-08-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>

One of Grayson's unique offerings is in [[viticulture]] and [[enology]], housed on the west campus which also houses the work of Denison resident [[Thomas Volney Munson|T.V. Munson]], whose work in viticulture saved France's wine industry during the [[Great French Wine Blight]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://grayson.edu/programs-and-majors/viticulture-and-enology/index.html |title=Viticulture and Enology |access-date=2016-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308234912/http://grayson.edu/programs-and-majors/viticulture-and-enology/index.html |archive-date=2016-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

*[[Andy LaRoche]], [[third baseman]] with the [[Sugar Land Skeeters]].

*[[John Lackey]], former [[pitcher]] for the [[Chicago Cubs]].

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* [http://grayson.edu/ Official website]

{{Education in Grayson County, Texas}}

{{Community colleges in Texas}}

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