Glendale Community College

This College is one headache after another.
The veteran staff, while very friendly, fuck shit up all the time. The enrollment center has dropped me from all of my classes several times for «non-​payment» when i have deferred payment plans. Long lines to speak with anyone, whether on the phone or in person. When you do finally get to speak to someone they don’t know how to do anything. I’m sorry, I thought you worked here.

I love this school. Not too big or too small. So many opportunities around the campus!

This review is purely based on the perspective of an employee of Chandler-​Gilbert Community College who attended a meeting here in the Student Union.
It was a nice meeting space. The Student Union is a more inviting student space than at CGCC. For example there is a coffee shop inside the student union, and separate game rooms for students to play video games ping-​pong or pool.
The campus is much larger and has 60 clubs unlike CGCC.
About 10 years ago when I lived in Peoria, I took a few fitness classes at Glendale and was very happy with them.
Overall I think it’s probably a great community college!

I agree with the state revoking funding 100%.
This college treats employees horribly and violate employee and students rights everyday. You’re better off being arrested by Iraqi police then their officers. I worked for this department for a year and their chief ignores students being extorted. Officers are ordered to ticket students for anything. Employees get free passes. Most students struggle financially yet teachers can do whatever including criminal acts.
MCCCD is known to be wasteful and irresponsible in spending. They raise tuition every year and pay certain employees just absurd salaries. For example there are patrol cops there making 60 – 70 a year. What??? That is ridiculous. The real cops patrolling the streets of Glendale don’t get close to that. They also built a full public safety building in Tempe. Why? It’s such a small department. No need for it. All the campuses have two brand new patrol cars. Why? As of last year the officers can’t even arrest unless they turn them over to local police. We spend millions on officers that can’t do anything and have zero authority. Local police do everything anyway. ABC 15 did an investigative report on this already. Fire and disband these idiot wanabe cops.
With this much wasteful spending i agree the state no longer needs to give them more money to waste. Time to hire a new guy in financial planning.

Unfortunately I was very disappointed with the staff at GCC. I have attended PVCC and was very pleased with their young, and passionate professors. I did not experience that at Glendale Community College. I had several professors that used the book and rarely lectured. I had one professor specifically who missed several weeks of class, was on an oxygen tank throughout the semester, and did not allow for a substitute teacher during her week long hospital stay. I felt that the professors did not care about the success of the students, they were simply there for the paycheck and soon retirement. I would advise anyone to choose any other school besides this one. This is your money and you are entitled to passionate, caring professors and an education that lasts a lifetime.

I first attended GCC about 12 years ago. I attended their law enforcement academy. They would receive negative stars. It was horrible. However, I take my BSN co and pre-​requisites here. The professors are phenomenal. Check
and see for yourself. I drove all the way from the far west valley due to the quality of instruction. The chemistry department in particular was fabulous. I took it over the summer. They had free chemistry specific tutors available daily. I only docked the school one star because they allowed relentless hazing at their law enforcement academy, which is in direct violation of MCC rules and regulations. It’s a community college, not the military or ALEA.

The Veterans Services at this school is amazing… especially Robert. The teachers are hit or miss, but all of my criminal justice teachers were amazing. I’ve graduated with 2 Associates Degrees (one an AA, the other an AAS) and I could have never done it without the dedication and help from Robert and my teachers!

These guys have to seem their act together. A good system in place for testing and advising students new to the campus. Placement testing is walk-​in and you get your results immediately. You can then meet with an academic advisor immediately to plan your class schedule, register, etc. Staff is friendly and helpful, which is a little unusual because at most community colleges, the staff act more like postal employees who dread their very existence. Well done GCC!

Well equipped fitness center with instructors available if needed. A welcoming atmosphere for adults both young and old.
Enrolled over the phone but a screwup happened – signed up for the wrong class due to being given bad info. At that time I did question the huge increase. Later in the Fitness Center I read their fee schedule and noted the error. Over to the Enrollment Center to get this corrected. After a long 45 minutes, fixed.
If the online course catalog had included «fitness» classes I would have chosen the correct class. GCC, just saying…

I am biased to this CC. It is a pretty good school. Nuff said. There are so many courses available and I really enjoy taking my NAU courses here as one of the extended campus.

My first few classes went by quickly, I had no interest or desire to spend any extra time examining the campus. Now that my classes are getting more serious and I am spending more time at GCC, I must admit it was a very nice surprise. Library has great resources, HT1 and 2 always have available tutors (courses and levels have set schedule), student center is great place to kill some time, there is a lot of outdoor area to sit and chill. Every class and instructor I had so far was just as demanding as it should be (again, depending on the level of study). Since I haen’t really attend any other community collee in the valley I can’t compare, but I would definitely recommed GCC

This school gets a C+ to a B-​. The main plus about this school is that it offers lower priced courses when compared to ASU. Therefore, those looking to transfer can save money by getting their pre-​requisites out of the way. Conversely, be prepared for harder sciences. The sciences (i.e., biology, chemistry, etc.) tend to be taught by professors (or lecturers) that are more serious than you will find at ASU. So expect a bigger challenge with respect to these courses. Overall, this place needs a makeover. Some of the newer buildings (and those that have been renovated) show the class that is potentially available at GCC. However, most of the buildings are in need of repair. A general overhaul of this place would do wonders.
All-​in-​all: It’s a good place to start and save on your education if you are planning to transfer up.

Classes I took include kung fu, swimming, and some general ed. Would have loved to have taken their basic car repairs course. A great overall school, HUGE for a community college.

Great school! Can’t wait to grad though

I went here about 7 years ago, I was impressed with everything. I always recommend GCC to new college students. There are tons of resources and tons of options for classes.

No need to go to the gym at this overly crowded campus, because you’ll get plenty of exercise walking to your class from your car… if you are lucky to find a parking spot.
Did I mention that PARKING is terrible here???
This is still one of the better Community Colleges, maybe that’s why it is so busy like a Costco on any Saturday before Christmas.

I’m about to get my AA from GCC, been going here since spring of 07′. I’ve found that you get a lot more individual attention, instructors usually have office hours that will help if you need it.
they’ve been building new buildings and remodeling another. they just finnished remodeling the business building and just finished another muti level building. they are also starting a Public services building for the EMT and AJS classes.
The bad–
the school has been adding «class fees» to all the classes, so they can say that tuition is $ 71 a credit hour but then you have a $ 10 class fee making a that 3 credit hour class $ 223 not $ 213.
they’ve also started charging students to print at the High tech centers, $.10 per page, they haven’t done that before.

It’s a pretty good Community College. I only took 2 classes here, while still in high school, but the teacher’s were friendly and understanding. I’ve had a lot of friends that have gone there too. The cost is pretty cheap and a good way to get some of the basic college credits out of the way. It’s a pretty spread out campus, which can be the only bad thing. Also, during peak hours parking can be a challenge.