What Great Bay Offers

A healthy, socially connected and well-balanced student is a successful student. At Great Bay, we offer you several ways to focus on wellness, recreation, a school-to-life balance, and nutrition. 

Fitness Center

Our state-of-the-art Fitness Center, located in the Student Success Center, provides you with the opportunity to exercise before, after, and between your classes. We offer a variety of cardiovascular, resistance training, and free-weight equipment. Locker rooms are available within the Fitness Center for you to change and shower after your workout. 

Whether you want to exercise alone or in a group fitness class, the Fitness Center is available to you during hours of operation Monday through Friday.

Athletics & Intramural Sports

Learn more about our athletics and intramural sports programs.

Heron’s Nest

The mission of the Heron’s Nest is to provide a safe space for students to nourish both your body and soul. The Heron’s Nest is located in the Student Success Center and is where you will find Julie Dockery, GBCC’s Student Resource and Wellbeing Coordinator as well as the Food Pantry. Julie provides support to students who may need resources for mental health, housing, health insurance and other non-academic related issues. The Food Pantry is available to all students and is open when the building is open.

Please contact Julie Dockery, [email protected] for more information regarding the Heron’s Nest or the Food Pantry.

Campus Cupboard

Located within the Fitness Center, our Campus Cupboard is the on-site student food pantry that provides food and personal hygiene items for those students who have immediate needs. Whether you need breakfast, lunch, or a snack, the mission of the Campus Cupboard is to ‘Feed Our Students Success’ while you are on campus.

Please contact Brittanie Mulkigian at [email protected] for information about additional support.

Gather Café

Located on the first floor, the Gather Café provides nutritious, delicious and low cost meals to students, faculty & staff. For students in need, meals can be complementary. In addition, students may utilize the After Hours Fridge in the Café for free meals to go.

Please contact Brittanie Mulkigian at [email protected] for information.

uSafeUS® Mobile App

uSafeUS® is a free mobile app that has been developed to enhance campus safety for students. It provides campus-customized resources, guidance, and help for sexual assault or harassment, relationship violence, or stalking. It also offers tools to help keep you (or a friend) safe.

uSafeUS® can be downloaded to any smartphone via Google Play or the iPhone App Store.

Click here to learn more about uSafeUS®

Community Resources

See additional community resources available.