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Glendale Career College

Glendale, California Private for-profit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Glendale, California, Glendale Career College is a private for-profit four-year institution. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 896 students. It is part of North-West College.

Glendale Career College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, and Surgical Technology/Technologist. It awarded 350 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 90% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Mission

Glendale Career College - is to educate students in short-term and professional programs for gainful employment and career advancement.

Mission statement as reported by Glendale Career College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
896
Students enrolled
90%
First-year retention
350
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
7
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 7

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 7

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
90%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
24
Associate degrees
172
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
154

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
896
Undergraduates, fall 2024
896
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,314
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
77%
Men
23%
White
22%
Hispanic or Latino
33%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
19%
Two or more races
15%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
100%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
North-West College
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
President/CEO
Mitchell Fuerst
Services and opportunities
Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

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