Private for-profit · Community college

Arizona College-Glendale

Glendale, Arizona · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$27,919
Avg net price
85%
Grad / completion
$34,657
Median earnings

Arizona College-Glendale is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Glendale, Arizona (large suburb setting), enrolling 403 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 403 undergradsLarge suburb

About Glendale, Arizona

Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. In the late 1800s the area that is now Glendale was all desert. Glendale was temporarily renamed as Swift City on March 17 and 18, 2023, as per the mayor and the city council's proclamation, to celebrate the opening concerts of the Eras Tour, the sixth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, at State Farm Stadium. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
9 miles to Phoenix, AZ
To the ocean
167 miles
Nearest airport
12 miles to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) · major hub

How Arizona College-Glendale compares

Graduation rate85%

Higher than 84% · #8 of 72 in Arizona

First-year retention91%

Higher than 82%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,657

Higher than 48% · #40 of 61 in Arizona

Average net price$27,919

Cheaper than 12% · #58 cheapest of 70 in Arizona

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment403

Larger than 59%

Percentiles compare Arizona College-Glendale with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Arizona.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

403undergrads
  • Women34285%
  • Men6115%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White16%
  • Black21%
  • Hispanic50%
  • Asian1.7%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
403
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
76%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
55%
Median family income
$17,322
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$45,729

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$18,835
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
$34,393
Average net price
$27,919

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
85%
First-year retention
91%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,840
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,657
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
78%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
26%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
85%
Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
60%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$25

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (403 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3
Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$27,349
$30–48k
$21,186
$48–75k
$31,640
$75–110k
$33,632
$110k+
$34,393

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Arizona College-Glendale funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$34,657
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
39%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$34,001
Men
$38,618

Men out-earn women by $4,617 (14%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
105°F
Winter low
40°F
Annual rain
8.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.61.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Youngtown, AZ US station (8.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.