Glendale Community College
Glendale Community College at a Glance
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About Glendale Community College
According to Wikipedia, Glendale Community College is a public community college in Glendale, California. History The college was founded as Glendale Junior College in 1927, to serve the Glendale Union High School District which at the time included La Crescenta, Glendale, and Tujunga. From 1927 to 1929 classes were held in the buildings of Glendale Union High School at Broadway and Verdugo in the City of Glendale. In 1929 the junior college moved to the Harvard School plant of the Glendale Union High School District where it remained until 1937. In this year a new plant, part of the present one, was completed and occupied. The year before, in 1936, the Glendale Junior College District was dissolved as such and became a part of the new Glendale Unified School District. The name of the school was changed to Glendale College in 1944. On July 1, 1970, Glendale College became a part of the Glendale Junior College District. On April 20, 1971, the Board of Education adopted a resolution changing the District name to Glendale Community College District.
Glendale Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 73% | 41% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Glendale Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,195 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Glendale Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Glendale Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,476 a year, and 80% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Glendale Community College 's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 16,366 | 16,366 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Glendale Community College ?
Glendale Community College is located at 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208-2894.
How Safe is Glendale Community College ?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Glendale Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Glendale Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.04% and a property crime rate of 0.03%. Glendale has a violent crime rate of 0.29% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.05%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Glendale Community College Known For?
Glendale Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Economics
- Criminal Justice
- Biology
- Mathematics
- History
- Communications
- Medical
- Business
- Nursing
- Political Science
- Physics
- Philosophy
- Engineering
- Literature
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
Glendale Community College 's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Glendale Community College 's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Glendale Community College ranks #668 in the U.S. and #1611 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #868 in the U.S. and #2253 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #966 in the U.S. and #5312 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1078 in the U.S. and #2058 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1173 in the U.S. and #4864 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1174 in the U.S. and #4538 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1210 in the U.S. and #3881 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1279 in the U.S. and #4827 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1321 in the U.S. and #4531 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1369 in the U.S. and #5032 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1393 in the U.S. and #3515 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1435 in the U.S. and #6110 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1453 in the U.S. and #5590 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1483 in the U.S. and #4940 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
philosophy DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1571 in the U.S. and #7915 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1578 in the U.S. and #4830 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1597 in the U.S. and #4923 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1598 in the U.S. and #4677 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1854 in the U.S. and #6725 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #1858 in the U.S. and #7327 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesGlendale Community College ranks #2080 in the U.S. and #7197 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesWho Are Glendale Community College 's Most Influential Alumni?
Glendale Community College 's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Social Work, Criminal Justice, and Psychology. Here are some of Glendale Community College 's most famous alumni:
- Dan Harmon
- An American writer and performer.
- Andy Reid
- An American football player and coach.
- Ryan Seacrest
- An American television host, radio host and television producer.
- Angie Dickinson
- An American actress.
- Marian Diamond
- An American professor of human anatomy and neuroanatomy .
- Schoolboy Q
- An American rapper.
- Hue Jackson
- An American football player and coach.
- Eva Mendes
- An American actress.
- Milford Zornes
- An American artist .
- Danielle Panabaker
- An American actress.
- Seann William Scott
- An American actor.
- Beverly Garland
- An Actress .
