{"id":586,"date":"2017-08-29T10:09:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T14:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/registrar\/?page_id=586"},"modified":"2022-05-16T07:37:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T11:37:34","slug":"chosen-name-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/registrar\/chosen-name-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Chosen First Name Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greenfield Community College (GCC) recognizes that students may choose to use a first name that differs from their legal name for many reasons. GCC has adopted a chosen first name policy to address this need. The full policy is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/webdocs\/registrar\/Chosen-first-name-policy.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students may change their chosen first name via their MyGCC account. The navigation is My account \u2192 Add\/Change Chosen First Name. 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