EDUCATION

Glendale Community College celebrates 60 years

The Glendale Community College main campus is at 6000 W. Olive Ave.

(Courtesy GCC)

Sixty years ago, the land where the main campus of Glendale Community College currently stands was a farm, surrounded by crop land and citrus groves.

Today, GCC is home to a college community at 59th and Olive avenues in one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the United States.

To acknowledge the tremendous growth of GCC and its impact on Glendale and surrounding communities for six decades, Glendale Community College will hold a 60th Anniversary celebration from 3:30–6 p.m. April 1 at the Central Mall of the main GCC Campus.

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EDUCATION

Glendale Community College celebrates 60 years

(Courtesy GCC)

The Glendale Community College main campus is at 6000 W. Olive Ave.

Posted Friday, March 28, 2025 10:34 am

Sixty years ago, the land where the main campus of Glendale Community College currently stands was a farm, surrounded by crop land and citrus groves.

Today, GCC is home to a college community at 59th and Olive avenues in one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the United States.

This event will include performances by the GCC Cheer Squad, a DJ, the GCC Gaucho Mascot, and special giveaways, including a free three-credit class, historical archive displays, guest speakers and more.

Glendale Community College was founded in 1965 and provides 41 associate degrees, 61 certificate programs, and a range of non-degree offerings, all available to students in traditional, online and hybrid formats.