About Germanna Community College

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Germanna Community College (GCC) is a community school in Virginia in imitation of campuses in Locust Grove, Fredericksburg, Stafford and Culpeper. Founded in 1970, it takes its make known from Germanna, a deal founded by Governor Alexander Spotswood for a action of German miners by the Rapidan River at what is now Germanna Ford.

Germanna Community College is one of the twenty-three community colleges in Virginia that comprise the Virginia Community College System. The speculative serves the residents of Caroline, Culpeper, King George, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania, and Stafford counties and the City of Fredericksburg.

Fredericksburg is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,286, an increase from 19,279 at the 2000 census. The city population was estimated at 29,036 in 2019. The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce combines the city of Fredericksburg with against Spotsylvania County for statistical purposes.

Fredericksburg is located 53 miles (85 km) south of Washington, D.C. and 58 miles (94 km) north of Richmond.

Located near where the Rappahannock River crosses the Atlantic Seaboard slip line, Fredericksburg was a prominent port in Virginia during the colonial era. During the Civil War, Fredericksburg, located halfway between the capitals of the opposing forces, was the site of the Battle of Fredericksburg and Second Battle of Fredericksburg. These battles are preserved, in part, as the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. More than 10,000 African-Americans in the region left slavery for release in 1862 alone, getting in back Union lines. Tourism is a major allocation of the economy. Approximately 1.5 million people visit the Fredericksburg Place annually, including the battlefield park, the downtown visitor center, events, museums, art shops, galleries, and many historical sites.

Fredericksburg is home to several major retail and classified ad centers including Central Park (as of 2004, the second-largest mall on the East Coast) and the Spotsylvania Towne Centre, located in Spotsylvania County neighboring the city. Major employers affix the University of Mary Washington (named for the Fredericksburg resident who was the mom of George Washington), Mary Washington Healthcare, and GEICO. Many Fredericksburg-area residents commute to play-act by car, bus, and rail to Washington D.C. and Richmond, as with ease as Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington counties.