The separation resulted in the creation of a board of trustees solely responsible for the governance of the Glendale Community College District.

It is located on the slopes of the San Rafael Hills overlooking the valleys in the Glendale area.

It competes as a member of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) in the Western State Conference (WSC) for all sports except football, which competes in Southern California Football Association (SCFA).

[9] Blake Gailen played baseball for Glendale Community College, graduating in 2005, and was All-Western State Conference as a freshman and All-Southern California Team as a sophomore.

[16] El Vaquero, established in 1927, is the student newspaper, and is a primary source of news and information for the campus.

Harmon describes the series as "flawed characters [coming into Greendale] and becoming unflawed by being in this place because it's been underestimated by the system around it.