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Colleges in and near Glendale

Glendale is home to three colleges, with 8,715 students on campus

Glendale Community College (7,661 students on campus) and Glendale Career College (854) are inside the city, and Art Center College of Design (2,339) is 3.6 miles from the center, just over the line in Pasadena. About 8% of Glendale’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Glendale Community CollegeArt Center College of DesignOccidental College

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Glendale. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
50
214,082 students on campus
Nearest college
1.4 mi
Glendale
Residents in college
8%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
1.4 mi
Glendale · $1,191 tuition
Nearest public university
9 mi
California State University-Los Angeles · $7,160 in-state
Median household income
$88K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Glendale

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Three colleges within 4.2 milesArt Center College of Design admits 75% of applicants; Occidental College admits 44%. Together they have 11,854 students on campus.A community college 1.4 miles awayGlendale Community College in Glendale: tuition and fees $1,191 a year for California residents.In-state price at California State University-Los AngelesLiving in California, California State University-Los Angeles charges $7,160 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $19,760. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 8% of residentsAbout the same as California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Glendale

39 private colleges within 13.2 miles, two public colleges within 13.5 miles, and 12 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of California-Los AngelesUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los AngelesGlendale
University or collegeCommunity college
Glendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · In Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Glendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · In Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.American Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · In Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 3.6 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 4.2 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsNew York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 5.5 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearningsWoodbury UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 895 on campus · 5.7 mi · Burbank82%admitted$34knet price60%graduate$66kearningsSaybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 5.7 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 5.7 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Los Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 6.2 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsAmerican Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 6.3 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Providence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 6.4 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsFuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 6.5 mi · Pasadena · mostly online60% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Institute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 6.6 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Integrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 6.6 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 7 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online$10knet price29%graduate$36kearnings53% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 7.4 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 7.4 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 7.5 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsAmerican Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 7.5 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Musicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 7.6 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsPasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 7.7 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 8.2 mi · Los AngelesLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 8.4 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsGnomonUniversity or college · For-profit · 426 on campus · 8.5 mi · North Hollywood42%admitted$52knet price100%graduate$115kearningsSouthwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 8.6 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California Institute of Advanced ManagementUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 8.7 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.West Coast University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,640 on campus · 8.8 mi · North Hollywood$53knet price31%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 8.8 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 8.8 mi · Alhambra$28knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 8.8 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 8.9 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 8.9 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsAlhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 8.9 mi · AlhambraCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 9 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsConcorde Career College-North HollywoodUniversity or college · For-profit · 143 on campus · 9 mi · North Hollywood100%admitted$24knet price78%graduate$51kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 9.1 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online46%admitted0%graduate$57kearnings82% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 9.5 mi · Los AngelesSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 9.5 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsCalifornia College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 9.8 mi · Los AngelesLos Angeles Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,750 on campus · 10.1 mi · Valley Glen · mostly online$12knet price32%graduate$43kearnings57% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 10.4 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.East Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 11.2 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 11.3 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsNational Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 360 on campus · 11.8 mi · Panorama City$28knet price74%graduate$19kearningsCasa Loma College-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 571 on campus · 12.7 mi · Sherman Oaks43%admitted$28knet price73%graduate$50kearningsUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 13.2 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateUniversity of California-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 46,029 on campus · 13.5 mi · Los Angeles9%admitted$13knet price93%graduate$83kearningsLos Angeles Mission CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,391 on campus · 13.5 mi · Sylmar · mostly online$13knet price20%graduate$40kearnings58% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.West Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,805 on campus · 14.6 mi · Culver City · mostly online$10knet price28%graduate$39kearnings70% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Glendale’s median household income ($88,393) falls.

California State University-Los Angeles9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
Pasadena City College7.7 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$9,136a year
Glendale Community CollegeIn Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$13,944a year
West Los Angeles College14.6 mi · Culver City · mostly online · sticker $17,336 · tuition $1,238$14,028a year
University of California-Los Angeles13.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $38,614$14,142a year
Los Angeles City College7 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$14,784a year
East Los Angeles College11.2 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College10.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$16,399a year
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary8.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$16,940a year
Los Angeles Valley College10.1 mi · Valley Glen · mostly online · sticker $20,546 · tuition $1,238$17,117a year
Los Angeles Mission College13.5 mi · Sylmar · mostly online · sticker $21,717 · tuition $1,238$17,280a year
Integrity College of Health6.6 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178$18,055a year
California Institute of Technology7.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$18,753a year
University of Southern California11.3 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$24,976a year
American Medical Sciences CenterIn Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,745a year
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood9 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $28,621$25,891a year
Occidental College4.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$28,033a year
Platt College-Los Angeles8.8 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$31,116a year
Angeles College8.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854$31,390a year
Los Angeles Film School7.4 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$31,598a year
National Career College11.8 mi · Panorama City · sticker $34,495$32,167a year
Woodbury University5.7 mi · Burbank · sticker $58,010$32,773a year
American Career College-Los Angeles7.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$34,343a year
Smith Chason College8.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$36,953a year
New York Film Academy5.5 mi · Burbank · sticker $62,210$42,667a year
Art Center College of Design3.6 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$45,677a year
Musicians Institute7.6 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$49,296a year
Los Angeles College of Music6.2 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$49,455a year
Glendale Career CollegeIn Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,013a year
Gnomon8.5 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $54,947$50,947a year
Providence Christian College6.4 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
West Coast University-Los Angeles8.8 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $55,938—a year
CBD College8.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture9.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles12.7 mi · Sherman Oaks · sticker $32,018—a year
University of the West13.2 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Glendale: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Pasadena City CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeEast Los Angeles CollegeUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of California-Los Angeles
University of California-Los Angeles93% graduate$83k earnings$14k typical debt
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
Pasadena City College48% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k typical debt
Glendale Community College37% graduate$42k earnings$9k typical debt
Los Angeles Valley College32% graduate$43k earnings$10k typical debt
Los Angeles City College29% graduate$36k earnings$13k typical debt
Los Angeles Mission College20% graduate$40k earnings$13k typical debt
West Los Angeles College28% graduate$39k earnings$14k typical debt
West Coast University-Los Angeles31% graduate$103k earnings*$33k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Glendale Career College (5); Institute of Culinary Education (2); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); West Coast University-Los Angeles (6); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8).

Majors

What students study in Glendale

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Glendale’s 3 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Business 19%Liberal arts 19%Health professions 18%Social sciences 12%Biology 5%Psychology 4%Everything else 24%

Biggest programs

Business Administration, Management and OperationsGlendale Community College · 197 graduates a year
$55k4 yrs out
Psychology, GeneralGlendale Community College · 81 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGlendale Community College · 56 graduates a year
$99k4 yrs out
Communication and Media StudiesGlendale Community College · 47 graduates a year
$29k4 yrs out
SociologyGlendale Community College · 38 graduates a year
$35k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Glendale

Is Glendale a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Glendale residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The largest campus in the city, Glendale Community College, has 7,661 students on campus.

What colleges are in Glendale?

Glendale Community College, Glendale Career College and American Medical Sciences Center are inside the city. Art Center College of Design is 3.6 miles from the center, in Pasadena, and Occidental College is 4.2 miles from the center, in Los Angeles.

What is the closest community college to Glendale, and what does it cost?

Glendale Community College in Glendale, 1.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,191 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $8,365, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does California State University-Los Angeles cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $7,160 a year in-state and $19,760 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,877 (under $30,000 income) to $13,578 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Glendale. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →