Colleges · Glendale

Colleges in Glendale, AZ

Glendale is home to 3 colleges with about 15,330 students on campus. The largest is Glendale Community College, the most selective Arizona Christian University (admits 71%). 20 more colleges are within 15 miles.

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS

Colleges

degree-granting, in Glendale

Students on campus

15,330

fall enrollment, not counting online-only

Largest

Glendale Community College

10,488 on campus

Most selective

Arizona Christian University

admits 71% of applicants

Lowest net price

Glendale Community College

$11,650 a year after aid

Every college

All 3 colleges in Glendale

Glendale Community CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 10,488 on campus Openadmitted$12knet price16%graduate$43kearnings Midwestern University-GlendaleUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,780 on campus Openadmitted—net price—graduate—earnings Arizona Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,062 on campus 71%admitted$33knet price40%graduate$52kearnings

University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus

Also in Glendale: Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute, Arizona College-Glendale, Western Maricopa Education Center (career schools).

Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting. Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023).

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Other colleges near Glendale

35 more colleges are within 30 miles of Glendale.

Grand Canyon UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Phoenix3.7 mi24,302 students Brookline College-PhoenixUniversity or college · For-profit · Phoenix5 mi503 students

Carrington College-Phoenix NorthCareer school · For-profit · Phoenix5.4 mi899 students

DeVry University-ArizonaUniversity or college · For-profit · Phoenix5.4 mi2 students

Pima Medical Institute-PhoenixCareer school · For-profit · Phoenix6.7 mi706 students

Phoenix CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Phoenix6.9 mi7,530 students

Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & AcupunctureUniversity or college · For-profit · Phoenix7 mi113 students

Universal Technical Institute-PhoenixCareer school · For-profit · Avondale7.9 mi567 students

Universal Technical Institute of Arizona IncCareer school · For-profit · Avondale7.9 mi1,791 students

Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixUniversity or college · For-profit · Phoenix8.2 mi1,062 students

25 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance from the center of Glendale. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

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