Colleges in Glendale Arizona

County: Maricopa

Incorporated: 1910

Elevation: 1153 feet

Land Area: 55.7 square miles

Population Density: 4517 people per square mile

Population: 251,522

Population change since 2000: 14.90%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (64.7%), Hispanic (24.8%), Other race (12.0%), Black (4.7%), Two or more races (3.5%), American Indian (2.1%), Chinese (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (16.5%), Irish (10.4%), English (9.2%), Italian (5.0%), United States (5.0%), French (2.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (8.0 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: Sun City, AZ (2.3 miles ), Peoria, AZ (2.4 miles ), Youngtown, AZ (2.4 miles ), El Mirage, AZ (2.7 miles ), Phoenix, AZ (2.8 miles ), Tolleson, AZ (3.1 miles ), Litchfield Park, AZ (3.3 miles ), Avondale, AZ (3.3 miles )

Glendale Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

High school or higher: 82.40%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.00%

Graduate or professional degree: 7.10%

Colleges/Universities in Glendale:

GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 9,981, Location: 6000 W OLIVE AVE, Public, Website: www.gc.maricopa.edu

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-WEST

FT enrollment: 3,334, Location: 4701 W THUNDERBIRD RD, Public, Website: www.west.asu.edu, Offers Master's degree

AMERICAN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL MGT

FT enrollment: 1,426, Location: 15249 N 59TH AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.t-bird.edu, Offers Master's degree

MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 954, Location: 19555 N 59TH AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.midwestern.edu, Offers Master's degree

ARIZONA AUTOMOTIVE INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 277, Location: 6829 N 46TH AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: www.azautoinst.com

PHOENIX ACADEMY OF BEAUTY

FT enrollment: 95, Location: 10820 N 43RD AVE STE 12, Private, for-profit, Website: artisticbeautycolleges.com

ARTISTIC BEAUTY SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 90, Location: 4533 W GLENDALE AVE, Private, for-profit

FORD SCHOOLS INC

Location: 4425 OLIVE AVE STE 128, Private, for-profit

ATWOOD INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

Location: 6845 W MCKNIGHT LOOP STE A, Private, for-profit

WESTERN COLLEGE OF REAL ESTATE

Location: 4425 W OLIVE STE 128, Private, for-profit

SWEETWATER BIBLE COLLEGE

Location: 14240 N 43RD AVE, Private, not-for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Glendale:

PHOENIX COLLEGE

about 9 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, Full-time enrollment: 5,911

PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 12 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 3,410

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ONLINE CAMPUS

about 14 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 14,783

GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 14 miles, Phoenix, AZ, FT enrollment: 2,969

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PHOENIX CAMPUS

about 17 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 9,152

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS

about 19 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 37,174

RIO SALADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 19 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 4,472