Glendale, California · Public · 2-year · Midsize city
Overview
Glendale Community College is a public two-year institution based in Glendale, California. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 12,075 students in fall 2024.
Glendale Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 106 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Social Sciences, General. It awarded 2,312 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. 73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 28 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
12,075
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
2,312
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
106
Programs and majors
28:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 106
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
28:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
1,756
Certificates under 1 year
335
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
221
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
12,075
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,075
Full-time, fall 2024
52%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
17,331
Full-time, 2024-25
41%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
53%
Men
47%
White
58%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
45%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Superintendent President
Ryan Cornner
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization