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Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona Public 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Glendale Community College is a public four-year institution in Glendale, Arizona. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 13,914 students in fall 2024. It is part of Maricopa Community College District.

Glendale Community College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 117 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Automobile, Art/Art Studies, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 5,651 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
13,914
Students enrolled
5,651
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
117
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 117

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

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Visual and Performing Arts 16
Computer and Information Sciences 12
Health Professions 9
Business, Management and Marketing 15
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 8
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Education 4
Engineering Technologies 3
Psychology 1
Physical Sciences 6
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Engineering 1
Communications Technologies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 4
Social Sciences 5
English Language and Literature 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Public Administration and Social Services 2
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,433
Certificates under 1 year
2,995
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,223

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
13,914
Undergraduates, fall 2024
13,914
Full-time, fall 2024
28%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
21,464
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
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
58%
Men
42%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
43%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
24%
Students taking some online courses
38%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Maricopa Community College District
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Tiffany Hernandez
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, 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

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