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Glendale Community College

Glendale Community College


Official telephone: (818) 240-1000
Fax number: (818) 549-9436

Website: www.glendale.edu



Screen last updated on: October 15, 2008
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,964 men, 9,596 women, 16,560 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 23
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 1%
Undergraduate breakdown:
2.9% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
10.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
23.9% Hispanic
48.1% White (non-Hispanic)
3.3% total international (nonresident aliens)
3.6% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 100 acres
City or town school is located in: Glendale
Population of city/town: 195,000
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Garfield Campus, 1122 E. Garfield Ave., Glendale, CA for noncredit courses and community services education
Nearest major city: Los Angeles
Distance of nearest major city: 10 miles
Population of nearest major city: 3,485,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 600
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art Gallery, Planetarium, Los Robles restaurant, dance studio.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, academic, psychological, Transfer, vocational, disabled
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine
School newspaper(s): El Vaquero
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 30
Campus-based religious organizations:
Latter-day Saints Student Association, Christian Fellowship, Christ on Campus, Korean Christian Fellowship
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Association of Latin American Students, Organization of Latinos for Higher Education, Armenian Student Association, Vietnamese Students Organization
International student organizations:
International Students Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
psychology club, biology club, disabled students club, athletics, choral groups, jazz band, dance, theatre arts, music ensembles, musical theater, symphony orchestra, dance/cheer group

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: John Cicuto,
Athletic Director (Men)
Director of women's athletics: Terry Coblentz,
Athletic Director (Women)
Athletic department's mailing address: 1500 N. Verdugo Rd., Glendale, CA 91208
School colors: cardinal and gold
School mascot: Vaqueros
Athletic conference memberships: Western State Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 6%
Athletic facilities:
gymnasium, football and soccer fields, tennis courts, track, weight room

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Los Angeles (45 miles)
Nearest other airport: Burbank (10 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Glendale (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Glendale (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Andy Reid, head coach, Philadelphia Eagles Dr. Leland Hartwell, recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine He earned the Nobel Prize for his cancer-related research on cells.



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