Glendale Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Glendale Community College, also referred to as GCC, is a two-year, public, community college located in Glendale, California, United States. It was established in 1927 as Glendale Junior College (GJC). In 1944 the name was changed to Glendale College. Finally, on July 1, 1970, it received its present moniker. The College stretches across approximately 100 acres of suburban land.

The College's athletic teams are called the Vaqueros. GCC sponsors basketball, soccer, track and field, tennis, softball, baseball, volleyball, football, and golf.

Notable alumni of Glendale Community College include Frank Wykoff, three-time Olympic gold medalist in 4 x 100 m relay race; Danielle Panabaker, actress; and Leland Hartwell, scientist, Nobel Laureate for Medicine in 2001.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in architecture and planning, real estate and construction management, drama and performing arts, liberal arts, office and administration, medicine, and fine arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 16,166 in 2009-2010 (11,160 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 60% of the student body. About 14% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (16 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (8 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (119 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Insurance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (11 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (9 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Elect CAD/CADD
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (32 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

HOSPITALITY (13 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (379 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (3 awarded)

• Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDIA (20 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (17 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (12 awarded)

• Medical/Clinical Assistant

MEDICINE (39 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (107 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (4 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (78 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (8 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (3 awarded)

• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (18 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (17 awarded)

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

TRANSPORTATION (21 awarded)

• Airline Flight Attendant
• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations