Excellence in Education
Glendale is committed to excellence in the education of its youth and offers an outstanding public educational system with students consistently outscoring the local, state, and national averages.
All levels of education are a top priority in the City of Glendale. A productive workforce results from an excellent educational system that offers variety and choice for a wide range of future workers and professionals.
Glendale Unified School District
Glendale Unified School District offers an outstanding education system:
- 21 California Distinguished Schools
- 9 Blue Ribbon Schools
- 3 Silver Medal Schools
- 3 Title I Achieving Schools
K-12 education is one of the highest priorities within the Glendale community. The Glendale Unified School District encompasses pre-school through 12th grade. The vast majority of campuses have been honored as California Distinguished Schools or National Blue Ribbon Schools. In addition, the community offers many choices of quality parochial and independent schools.
Glendale Unified School District is located at 223 North Jackson Street, Glendale, CA 91206 Tel: (818) 241-3111 or visit online at www.gusd.net
Glendale Community College
The Glendale Community College District was created by a vote of local residents in 1927 and has boundaries that are the same as Glendale Unified School District, serving Glendale, Montrose, and La Crescenta. Glendale Community College is a comprehensive public community college open equally to all adults or high school graduates who can benefit from its programs and services. The campus now consists of 100 acres and 15 permanent buildings. It is beautifully located on the slopes of the San Rafael Mountains overlooking the valleys in the Glendale area. Presently 25,000 students attend Glendale College taught by a staff of 650 faculty.
Glendale Community College is located at 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208 or visit online at www.glendale.edu
Minutes from downtown Glendale are nationally recognized universities and colleges including: California Institute of Technology, University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles and Glendale Community College.
