Glendale Community College Student Population

How many students at GCC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Glendale Community College has a total enrollment of 12,075 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,730 male students (47.5%) and 6,345 female students (52.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,023 White students (58.2%) and 3,173 Hispanic students (26.3%).
• Class Delivery: 3,857 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,633 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small - which average 10,145 - GCC's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,730 male (47.45%) and 6,345 female (52.55%) students are attending Glendale Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 90.31.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,023 White, 304 Black, and 879 Asian students out of a total of 12,075 are attending at Glendale Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Glendale Community College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, GCC has 1,295 students under 18 years old and 476 students over 65 years old. There are 7,017 students under 25 years old, and 5,057 students over 25 years old out of 12,075 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Glendale Community College, 3,857 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,633 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,697 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 160 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,075 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 682 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.65%.236 students have transferred in as full-time status and 446 students transferred in as part-time status.