Greendale

Greendale is a fictional community college serving as the primary setting for the American television sitcom *Community*. Located in Greendale, Colorado, the institution is depicted as a somewhat rundown and underfunded institution with a diverse and eccentric student body. The college's mascot is the Greendale Human Being, a vaguely humanoid figure often portrayed in a bizarre and unsettling manner.

The campus itself is characterized by its eclectic architecture and various unusual departments and facilities, including a makeshift ice cream shop, a frequently failing pottery studio, and a history department that seems to have a disproportionate number of professors. Greendale Community College is known for its unconventional approach to education, often leading to bizarre and elaborate class projects and study group scenarios that form the core of the show's narrative.

The study group, central to *Community*, is comprised of six main characters who come together in a Spanish 101 class. Their interactions and adventures within the confines of Greendale often involve parodying various film genres and television tropes. Despite its shortcomings, Greendale is portrayed as a place where unlikely friendships are formed and where the characters find a sense of belonging, however chaotic it may be. The college serves as a microcosm for the show's exploration of human connection, identity, and the absurdities of everyday life.