GCC Community Open House

2026
COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Plaza Vaquero @ Verdugo Campus

 Community members, families, friends, alumni, students—everyone is welcome!

 LET US KNOW YOU'RE COMING

 Open House Highlights

Discover our unique programs and services at our Resource Fair
Enjoy an out-of-this world planetarium show
Take campus tour
Connect with our Financial Aid team
Learn about our Career Education Programs
Attend a Puentes al Futuro Information Session
Connect with ASGCC & Student Clubs
Visit our Library & Art Gallery
Get active at our Fit Expo on Sartoris Field
Kid-approved fun with bounce houses 
Carnival obstacle course
Try rock climbing or bungee jumping
Enjoy live music and student poetry performances
Enjoy FREE delicious food
AND SO MUCH MORE!

GCCD's commitment to Equal Opportunity: The District is committed to equal opportunity in educational programs, employment, and all access to institutional programs and activities.

Open House Special Features

Puentes

¡Acompáñenos para obtener más información sobre oportunidades universitarias, programas y servicios de apoyo y cómo comenzar! ¡Tendremos algo para toda la familia!

Join us to learn more about college opportunities, support programs and services, and how to get started! We will have something for the whole family!

AGENDA

9:30 AM: Registración y desayuno ligero

9:45 AM: Bienvenida

9:55 AM: Expectativas del Colegio y Recursos

10:30 AM: Información Sobre Ayuda Financiera

FitExpo

While you’re at our Community Open House, stop by the Track & Field for our 2nd Annual Fit Expo!

We've brought fitness studios and gyms from the Glendale area (and beyond) together in one event to showcase our vibrant fitness community.

  • CONNECT with personal trainers, gym owners, and creative fitness entrepreneurs
  • Get INSPIRED by taking on our fitness challenges, testing your skills, and winning prizes!
  • GROW your own fitness knowledge and learn about our Fitness, Coaching, Health, and Kinesiology programs here at GCC!

The Fit Expo will feature:

  • A 5K run (9:30 - 10:30 AM)
  • Exercise Demos
  • Fitness and Nutrition Resources
  • Giveaways

DEPARTMENTS TO CONNECT WITH

  • Annyeong Club
  • Apologia Glendale 
  • Art History
  • Biology, Baja Program, Biotechnology Program
  • CalWORKs
  • Counseling/Promise Plus+
  • DSPS (Disabled Students Programs and Services)
  • English Division
  • EOPS
  • Estrella Connect (Club)
  • Fiber Fiends Club
  • Financial Aid
  • Foreign Languages/Armenian Language
  • GCC CARES/Student Basic Needs
  • GCC College Corps
  • GCC Vaquero Band
  • Glendale College Historian
  • Glendale Community College Live Action
  • Language Arts Division
  • MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement)
  • Mathematics and Math Discovery Center
  • Noncredit ESL
  • Nutrition/Culinary/Hospitality Management
  • Our Third Place Wellness Center
  • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)
  • Student Success Center/Adult Basic & Secondary Education (ABSE)
  • Transfer Center
  • Vaquero Marching Band/Drumline
  • Welding

planetarium

 Planetarium Shows

Planetarium Shows are located in Cimmarusti Science Center, CS Room 257! (2nd Floor)

  • 11:00 AM
  • 11:30 AM
  • 12:00 PM
  • 12:30 PM
  • 1:00 PM

Tour

Campus Tours

Explore campus like never before! Join a Student Ambassador-led campus tour and check out some of our top spots. Visit the Art Gallery in the Library to see GCC student artwork, and stop by the Vivarium in the Buena Vista Building to see snakes and other fascinating animals.

Meet us 5 minutes early at the water fountain for tours at:

  • 11:00 AM
  • 1:00 PM

*Tours are approximately 1 hour*

Slide

Activities and Fun for Everyone!

  • Bounce houses
  • Carnival obstacle course
  • Face painting
  • Rock climbing and bungee jumping
  • Train rides

Fruit Cups

Free Delicious Food

The Habit Burger
JR's Churros
Cruz'N Corn
Raspados Xpress

While supplies last!

Please be advised that filming and photography are occurring on and around these premises.

Attendance at Glendale Community College programs and events constitutes consent to be photographed for use in print and/or electronic publicity for Glendale Community College. To ensure the privacy of individuals, images will not be identified using full names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed subject, parent or legal guardian. If you do not want us to use a photo or video of you, please notify the Glendale Community College photographer via email at comms@glendale.edu. Thank you.

Past Open House Event Photos