Career Programs at GCC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Glendale Community College is $8,381 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Glendale Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .

57% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,888 (exclude student loans).

GCC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$8,381
Average Financial Amount	$4,888

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Glendale Community College offers 76 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 1,734 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Glendale Community College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	45	250
2 Years Certificate	30	217
4 Years Certificate	1	0
Total	76	1,734

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

250 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
217 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
1,267 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Radio and Television	✕	5	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	1	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	0	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	0	-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	✕	4	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	2	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	11	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Japanese Language and Literature	✕	0	-
French Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Italian Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	10	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)	✕	7	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	0	-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	✕	10	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	13	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Physical Fitness Technician	✕	5	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	3	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew	✕	5	-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	✕	7	-
Airline Flight Attendant	✕	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Dance (other)	✕	0	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	0	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	✕	1	-
Music	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✕	14	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	0	-
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	104 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	13	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	8	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	4	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	8	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	✕	2	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	4	-
Real Estate	✕	58	-
Taxation	✕	2	-
Insurance	✕	3	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	2	-
	Total	250

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	3	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	6	-
Computer Science	✕	6	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	2	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	1	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	0	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	10	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	5	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	✕	20	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Dance (other)	✕	6	-
Commercial and Advertising Art	✕	0	-
Graphic Design	✕	8	-
Photography	✕	0	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	98 completers	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	0	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✕	3	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	8	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	87	-
Business [+]	✕	49 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	35	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	4	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✕	10	-
	Total	217

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Women's Studies	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	68 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	46	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	0	-
Journalism	✕	10	-
Radio and Television	✕	12	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	2	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	2	-
Information Technology	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	2	-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	✕	6	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	0	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD	✕	0	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	2	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	6	-
Japanese Language and Literature	✕	1	-
French Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Italian Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	10	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)	✕	7	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	✕	2	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	1	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	22	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	26 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	26	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	0	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	1	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	104 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	38	-
Physiology	✕	66	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	44	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	35	-
Physical Fitness Technician	✕	1	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	8	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Physical Sciences	✕	1	-
Chemistry	✕	1	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	1	-
Physics	✕	25	-
Psychology [+]	✕	123 completers	-
Psychology	✕	123	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	42	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	182 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	45	-
Anthropology	✕	5	-
Economics	✕	15	-
Geography	✕	2	-
Political Science and Government	✕	36	-
Sociology	✕	79	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	0	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	3	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew	✕	3	-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	✕	6	-
Airline Flight Attendant	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	57 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	7	-
Dance	✕	0	-
Dance (other)	✕	2	-
Commercial and Advertising Art	✕	0	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	6	-
Photography	✕	0	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	41	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	✕	0	-
Music	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	95 completers	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	0	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✕	8	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	0	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	0	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	87	-
Business [+]	✕	327 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	47	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	218	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	37	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	9	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	1	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	✕	1	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✕	4	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	2	-
Real Estate	✕	7	-
Insurance	✕	0	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	1	-
History [+]	✕	29 completers	-
History	✕	29	-
	Total	1,267

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 10,658 students are attending at Glendale Community College. There are 222 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 466 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 24 to 1 (4.17%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 566 (full-time) and 506 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Glendale Community College is 31% and transfer-out rate is 9%. The retention rate is 68% at the school.

GCC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	10,658
Graduation Rate	31%
Number of Faculty	688
Student to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1

Student Population at GCC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 11,398 students enrolled into Glendale Community College. By gender, 4,958 male and 6,440 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Glendale Community College.

Student Population By Gender
Glendale Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	11,398	4,958	6,440
Full-time	5,608	2,518	3,090
Part-tme	5,790	2,440	3,350

There are 6,162 White (54.06%), 280 Black/African American (2.46%), 3,114 Hispanic (27.32%), 905 Asian (7.94%), and 4,038 students with other races attending Glendale Community College. 263 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Glendale Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	11,398	4,958	6,440
American Indian/Native American	13	7	6
Asian	905	410	495
Black/African American	280	138	142
Hispanic	3,114	1,346	1,768
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	5	8
White	6,162	2,643	3,519
Two More	338	142	196
Un-Known	310	153	157
Non-resident Alien	263	114	149

Glendale Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

2,712 students (23.79% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 4,735 students (41.54% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Glendale Community College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Glendale Community College
	Number of Students
Total	11,398
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,712
Enrolled Some Online Courses	4,735
Not in Online Courses	3,951

By age range, at Glendale Community College, 2,759 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.21% of total students), 3,832 students are aged below 20 (33.62%), 981 students are aged above 50 (11.56%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Glendale Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	11,398	4,958	6,440
Under 18	1,058	434	624
Age 18-19	2,774	1,374	1,400
Age 20-21	1,528	775	753
Age 22-24	1,231	579	652
Age 25-29	1,249	548	701
Age 30-34	972	359	613
Age 35-39	726	241	485
Age 40-49	879	301	578
Age 50-64	659	206	453
Over 64	322	141	181

Directory and Accreditation Information

Glendale Community College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Glendale Community College.

1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA

818-240-1000

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Directory and Accreditation Information

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