加维兰学院（Gavilan College，缩写GAV）位于加利福尼亚州吉尔罗伊镇（Gilroy），是一所公立社区学院，成立于1919年，在校学生6千多人。加维兰学院也是加州社区学院系统112所学校的一员。*(1)
加维兰学院只提供2年制的副学士学位和一些其它的文凭课程，开设的专业领域较为广泛，较受欢迎的专业包括：卫生科学及其相关服务，文理科学，通识教育与人文科学，传播、新闻及其相关专业等。*(2)
申请点评
- Campus Resources: there a lot of clubs, sports etc. that you can join to keep yourself involved in your school.
- Overall Experience: I know some of the teaches there and hope that I get them in future courses since I already am familiar with their teaching skills.
- Overall Experience: the school helps you with receiving the help necessary in terms of an internship, especially if you are in need of money.
- Academic Experience: Depending on who your teacher is, you will feel like you are back in high school, or you're at an Ivy league university. *(3)
好评项：
1.Cafeteria - chicken quesadillas are delicious!
2.Tutoring center - tutoring in every subject
3.Library - plenty of books and computers
4.Campus - beautiful trees and ponds with ducks!
5.Location - no traffic, up on a hill
6.Professors - most are always willing to help.
7.Tuition - only $20 a unit
8.Scholarships - pretty easy to get
9.Small campus - easy to get around
10.Transfer center - staff is ready to help students pick and transfer to a four-year university.*(4)
差评项：
1.Financial Aid takes a long time to respond to e-mails and calls.
2.Many students have no motivation.
3.Bookstore is overpriced and give you almost nothing when you try to sell the book you used once.
4.Some students over 30 tend to complain about the "younger kids."
5.Can be easy to lose focus
6.Not a lot of school spirit
7.Gilroy & Hollister are not too exciting at night.
8.Classes fill up quickly.
9.Counselors aren't always helpful.
10.A lot of students just go to hang out. *(4)
参考资料：
(1) Gavilan College Wikipedia
(2) Gavilan College USNEWS
(3) Gavilan College College Prowler
(4) Gavilan College-The Best & Worst College Prowler
本科申请
基本信息
| 学校排名 | - | 学费(/年) | $7,682 | 5月15日 | |
| TOEFL要求 | - | 食宿(/年) | $11,268 | 开学时间 | 8月-9月 |
| SAT要求 | 不需要 | 申请费 | $100 | 可申请入学学期 | 秋季、春季 |
| GPA要求 | 无 | 录取率 | - | 是否提供双录取 | Yes |
*(1)
注：
（1）加维兰学院开设有语言课程，未有托福成绩的学生，可以申请入读该校的语言课程
教学质量
| 学生人数 | 6,670 | 全日制学生比例 | 28.3% | Semester | |
| 国际学生比例 | 1% | 全日制新生比例 | 18% | 是否拥有图书馆 | Yes |
| 师生比 | 1:25 | 18-24岁学生占比 | 45% | 教授水平满意度 | 68% |
| 三年毕业率 | 19% | 25-64岁学生占比 | 48% | 性价比认可度 | 94% |
| 新生保持率 | 69% | 女生比例 | 53% | 个人提升满意度 | - |
| 转学成功率 | 12% | 有无校园住宿 | No | 学术体验指数 | C |
*(2)(3)
注：
（1）性价比认可度：是来源于College Prowler的一个数据。如该校的性价比认可度为85%，则意味着该校有85%的学生，认为自己在该校得到的教育值这个学费
（2）个人提升满意度：同样来源于College Prowler。如该校的个人提升满意度是83%，则意味着该校有83%的学生，认为自己在这所学校获得相当的提升
（3）学术体验指数：是College Prowler上的一个评价指标，从A+到C-共9等，等级越高，学术体验越好，C-表示体验最差。因该项指标是将美国所有大学——包括哈佛、耶鲁等著名学校——放在一起比较的，所以绝大多数社区学院该项指标的评分都不会高
（4）三年毕业率：社区学院的学制是两年，正常是两年毕业，但不少学生会因实习、打工等原因选择花三年或更多的时间毕业
（5）转学成功率：是该校转学去其它学校——一般都会是四年制大学——的比例
联系方式
5055 Santa Teresa Blvd
Gilroy, CA 95020
Phone: (408) 848-4800 *(2)
参考资料：
(1) Gavilan College College Board
(2) Gavilan College USNEWS
(3) Gavilan College College Prowler