Golden Valley Conference

The Golden Valley Conference (GVC) is a junior college athletic conference affiliated with the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA). Its members are located in the Northern California.

The conference was formed in 1950 and began operation in 1951. Its six initial members were Grant Technical College—now known as American River College, Napa Junior College—now known as Napa Valley College, Placer Junior College—now known as Sierra College, Shasta College, Vallejo Junior College—now known as Solano Community College, and Yuba College. Wyman E. Olson of Grant Grant Technical College was appointed commissioner of the conference at an organizational meeting in the spring of 1950.