The student population at Glendale Community College is 12,075 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 3,513 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.11 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
3,857 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 618.25% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,112 where 12,075 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.11 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in GCC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Glendale Community College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 15,588 | 7,267 | 8,321 |
| 2016-17 | 15,178 -410 | 6,933 -334 | 8,245 -76 |
| 2017-18 | 14,598 -580 | 6,591 -342 | 8,007 -238 |
| 2018-19 | 13,892 -706 | 6,244 -347 | 7,648 -359 |
| 2019-20 | 13,584 -308 | 6,098 -146 | 7,486 -162 |
| 2020-21 | 12,973 -611 | 5,538 -560 | 7,435 -51 |
| 2021-22 | 11,398 -1,575 | 4,958 -580 | 6,440 -995 |
| 2022-23 | 10,658 -740 | 4,798 -160 | 5,860 -580 |
| 2023-24 | 11,176 518 | 5,224 426 | 5,952 92 |
| 2024-25 | 12,075 899 | 5,730 506 | 6,345 393 |
| Average | 13,112 | 5,938 | 7,174 |
The percentage of white students is 58.16%. The percentage was 45.93% 10 years ago and GCC still has a high percentage of white students. 7.28% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.52% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 26.28% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 45.93% to 58.16%. Asian enrollment declined from 9.69% to 7.28%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.62% to 2.52%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 32.22% to 26.28%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5865 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6744 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Glendale Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 17 | 1,511 | 408 | 5,023 | 12 | 7,159 | 443 |
| 2016-17 | 14 | 1,253 | 334 | 5,021 | 10 | 7,108 | 429 |
| 2017-18 | 10 | 1,128 | 316 | 4,682 | 5 | 7,025 | 424 |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 1,035 | 306 | 4,279 | 6 | 6,933 | 424 |
| 2019-20 | 9 | 1,031 | 302 | 4,093 | 10 | 6,711 | 350 |
| 2020-21 | 12 | 1,041 | 311 | 3,669 | 18 | 6,727 | 398 |
| 2021-22 | 13 | 905 | 280 | 3,114 | 13 | 6,162 | 338 |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 818 | 250 | 2,958 | 16 | 5,813 | 311 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | 848 | 277 | 3,034 | 16 | 6,324 | 202 |
| 2024-25 | 19 | 879 | 304 | 3,173 | 17 | 7,023 | 186 |
| Average | 14 | 1,045 | 309 | 3,905 | 12 | 6,699 | 351 |
3,857 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 32% of total students. The number of online students has increased 618.25% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Glendale Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 15,588 | 537 | 2,518 | 12,533 |
| 2016-17 | 15,178 | 532 | 2,363 | 12,283 |
| 2017-18 | 14,598 | 574 | 2,398 | 11,626 |
| 2018-19 | 13,892 | 954 | 3,049 | 9,889 |
| 2019-20 | 13,584 | 1,004 | 3,430 | 9,150 |
| 2020-21 | 12,973 | 2,101 | 5,417 | 5,455 |
| 2021-22 | 11,398 | 2,712 | 4,735 | 3,951 |
| 2022-23 | 10,658 | 3,429 | 4,032 | 3,197 |
| 2023-24 | 11,176 | 3,515 | 4,429 | 3,232 |
| 2024-25 | 12,075 | 3,857 | 4,633 | 3,585 |
| Average | 13,112 | 1,922 | 3,700 | 7,490 |
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