The Gila County Community College Provisional District board will launch a new astronomy program, thanks in part to a $128,000 gift to from the Caris Charitable Trust.
An independent Gila Community College can transform the future of Rim Country students, say backers of the long, Quixotic quest for a transformed, stand-alone, two-year college here.
Baby step by baby step, the Gila County Provisional Community College District is moving toward independence, which for two decades has glimmered on the horizon like a mirage.