Glendale Community College
Glendale, California · Also known as GCC | Glendale College · Website
$41,540
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,540
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Glendale Community College is a public 2-year college in Glendale, California with 10,509 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,365 a year (tuition and fees $1,191 in-state, $10,935 out-of-state). 37% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $41,540 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,972 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,365
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,191
Out-of-state $10,935
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
37%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,972
About $95 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,540
Rank 2,438 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $8,365
- Tuition in-state
- $1,191
- Tuition out-of-state
- $10,935
- Cost of attendance
- $17,501
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 3.0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,902
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,944
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,747
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,944
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $11,964
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,175 in 2015-16 to $1,191 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 10,509
- Part-time students
- 42%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 28
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 124
- Endowment
- $23.8M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,438 of 5,094 US colleges and 245 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,365 | $20,161 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,191 | $8,086 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 37% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 80% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,972 | $11,537 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,387 | $36,048 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,540 | $41,472 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 57% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 53% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
124 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 197 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,111 | $48,733 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 114 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,146 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 104 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 81 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,060 | $39,288 |
| Real EstateCertificate | Certificate | 67 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,762 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 56 | Withheld | Withheld | $98,817 | $80,813 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,020 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 51 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,906 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | $28,646 | $43,243 |
| Political Science and GovernmentAssociate's | Associate's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,147 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,929 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,134 |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | $34,788 | $44,144 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,587 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,758 |
| EconomicsAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| HistoryAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Glendale and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Glendale Community College cost?
$8,365 a year is the average net price at Glendale Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,191 for in-state students and $10,935 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $17,501. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,902 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Glendale Community College?
Glendale Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Glendale Community College graduates earn?
$41,540 a year is the median pay of former Glendale Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,387 after 6 years). That ranks 2,438 of 5,094 US colleges and 245 of 494 in California.
How much student debt do Glendale Community College graduates have?
$8,972 is the median federal student loan debt of Glendale Community College graduates, about $95 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 3.0% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Glendale Community College?
37% of first-time, full-time students at Glendale Community College finish within 3 years. 73% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Glendale Community College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (197 associate's graduates), Social Sciences, General (114 associate's graduates), Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (104 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 124 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.