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Is Glendale Career College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Glendale Career, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Glendale Career lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $49,195 in yearly net price and $9,500 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $41,472. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$49,195
Median earnings 10 years out
$41,472
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Graduation rate
61%
At Glendale Career, a typical graduate carries about $9,500 in student debt and earns roughly $41,472 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $108 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Glendale Career is a two year school in Glendale, CA. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Glendale Career
The median net price at Glendale Career is $49,195 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →