. ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁Gray son ▁offers ▁associate ▁degrees ▁in ▁over ▁ 2 5 ▁areas ▁of ▁study , ▁and ▁oper ates ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁West ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University ▁to ▁offer ▁selected ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degrees ▁online , ▁with ▁student ▁coun sel ing ▁provided ▁by ▁GC . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Gray son ' s ▁unique ▁offer ings ▁is ▁in ▁vit icult ure ▁and ▁en ology , ▁hous ed ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁campus ▁which ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Den ison ▁resident ▁T . V . ▁Mun son , ▁whose ▁work ▁in ▁vit icult ure ▁saved ▁France ' s ▁wine ▁industry ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁French ▁W ine ▁Bl ight . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁athlet ics ▁teams ▁are ▁nick named ▁the ▁Vik ings . ▁Gray son ▁compet es ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Texas ▁Junior ▁College ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁N J CAA , ▁and ▁offers ▁athlet ic ▁scholar ships ▁in ▁baseball ▁and ▁soft ball . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁▁ ▁Andy ▁La Ro che , ▁third ▁bas eman ▁with ▁the ▁Sug ar ▁Land ▁S ke eters . ▁John ▁L ack ey , ▁former ▁pitch er ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs . ▁Steven ▁Ok ert , ▁baseball ▁pitch er ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Gray son ▁County , ▁Texas ▁Category : Comm unity ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Texas ▁Category : E ducation ▁in ▁F ann in ▁County , ▁Texas ▁Category : Univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁acc red ited ▁by