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Glendale Career College

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Glendale Career College

  • LocationGlendale, CA
  • Type and sizePrivate for-profit · 4-year · 854 students
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Glendale Career College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.6 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Glendale Career College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miHoly Family Catholic Church: 0.6 mi1Church of the Incarnation: 0.7 mi2St. Gregory Armenian Catholic Church: 1.6 mi3Saint Bernard's Roman Catholic Church: 2.9 mi4Glendale Career College (campus)N2 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Holy Family Catholic Church — 0.6 mi · 209 East Lomita Avenue, Glendale
  2. Church of the Incarnation — 0.7 mi · 1001 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale
  3. St. Gregory Armenian Catholic Church — 1.6 mi · 1510 East Mountain Street, Glendale
  4. Saint Bernard's Roman Catholic Church — 2.9 mi

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

CAcademic Excellence: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
65 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.63%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.90%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.21 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$6,942

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Campus facts

SettingCity
Students per faculty member21 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
854
Total students854
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$49,195
Cost of attendance (per year)$51,802
Median federal debt at graduation$9,500
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
63%
First-year retention90%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$41,472
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants51%

Value index: 40 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

The Most Reverend José H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: lacatholics.org, lacatholics.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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Is Glendale Career College a Catholic college?
No. Glendale Career College is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.

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