Public · Community college

Glendale Community College

Glendale, California · Midsize city

11%
Transfer rate
$8,365
Avg net price
37%
Grad / completion
$41,540
Median earnings

Glendale Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Glendale, California (midsize city setting), enrolling 10,509 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 10,509 undergradsMidsize cityCCCAANear the coast

About Glendale, California

Glendale is a city located primarily in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, in the U.S. state of California. Villages in the Glendale–La Crescenta-Montrose area included Ashwaangna, Hahamongna, Maungna, Tujunga and Wiqanga. Influenced by the city's immigrant history, Glendale's food culture includes a wide selection of international cuisines, including Filipino cuisine and Armenian cuisine and also Iranian cuisine. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
19 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR) · major hub

How Glendale Community College compares

Graduation rate37%

Higher than 23% · #313 of 382 in California

First-year retention73%

Higher than 49%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,540

Higher than 75% · #109 of 326 in California

Average net price$8,365

Cheaper than 77% · #80 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$8,972

Lower than 66%

Student–faculty ratio28 : 1

Lower than 7%

Undergraduate enrollment10,509

Larger than 97%

Percentiles compare Glendale Community College 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 California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

10,509undergrads
  • Women5,90756%
  • Men4,60244%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White56%
  • Black2.7%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Asian7.3%
  • Other or multiracial5.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
10,509
Student–faculty ratio
28 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
38%
First-generation students
60%
Students over 25
40%
Median family income
$12,372
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$95,121
Endowment
$23,769,232

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 2,060 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From California94%
  • Other U.S. states3.6%
  • International2.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Glendale Community College draws overwhelmingly from California.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$1,191
Out-of-state tuition
$10,935
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,062
Total cost of attendance
$17,501
Average net price
$8,365

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
37%
First-year retention
73%
Transferred to another college
11%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,387
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,540
Median debt at graduation
$8,972
Students with federal loans
3%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
51%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
37%
First-generation
7%

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
Free
Athletics
CCCAA
Varsity athletes
420 (290 men · 130 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (11)

Football112
Soccer66
Track and Field (Outdoor)48
Baseball46
Basketball39
Tennis23
Cross Country21
Volleyball20
Softball19
Beach Volleyball14
Golf12

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
6
Property offenses (2022–2024)
7

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (12,075 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.

4.3reported offenses a year
2.0 violent a year2.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.7
Aggravated assault
1.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.7
Fondling
0.3
Robbery
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
$7,902
$30–48k
$7,944
$48–75k
$9,747
$75–110k
$13,944
$110k+
$11,964

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?

Glendale Community College 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)
$41,540
Typical debt at graduation
$8,972
Debt vs. one year's pay
22%
Out-earn a HS grad
41%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.2 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
$40,653
Men
$42,380

Men out-earn women by $1,727 (4%) 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
91°F
Winter low
45°F
Annual rain
20.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pasadena, CA US station (4.9 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.