Glendale Community College held a Club Rush to recruit students on September 9th and 10th.
Red and yellow canopies set up shop outside the Administration Building where students could check out different clubs.GCC is host to a very diverse selection of clubs ranging from education to sports to different cultures.
The Pre-Nursing Club is dedicated to helping and educating GCC pre-nursing students outside the classroom.
“(Our goal is) to educate students interested in the healthcare field, especially nursing,” Alexandra Ghasabyan , Pre-Nursing Club president, said.
The club also provides educational aid to students who may need additional support outside the classroom.
“My goal is to connect students together in pre-nursing because…nursing can be very confusing,” Ghasabyan said. “I can help people make it a little easier; tell them what path they need to be on, who they can connect to.”
There is also the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers; a club dedicated to uplifting marginalized communities in a difficult industry. “Our whole idea is just to lift up under represented communities, more than Hispanics, (to) get them in a really tough field,” Alejandro Gonzalez, SHPE president, said.
A national organization with 100 thousand members, SHPE provides opportunities for GCC students to get connected to some of the leading companies in STEM in the United States.
“(SHPE) is backed by many corporate sponsors like Boeing, Microsoft, Apple, GMC,” Gonzalez said. “It’s one of the biggest organizations…We’re looking to connect people to a large network of engineers who are in the professional industry.”
Those that may also be leaning toward a more physical nature when it comes to clubs have no shortage of options at GCC. The Women’s Tennis Club, founded to help the team reach more potential players, offers students a chance to be active and compete outside the classroom.
“(They) learn how to play tennis and stay active in (their) lives,” Jamie Diaz, Tennis Club president, said. “The club meets once a month just to hit around and stay social.” The women’s tennis season begins January 2026.
Students that want to learn more about another culture, or to know more about the one they are already a part of, have plenty of clubs to choose from. The Hidden Road Initiative, a non-profit based in Armenia, is driven to help empower students in the remote areas of the country.
“(Hidden Road Initiative) is dedicated to aiding students in the remote villages of Armenia with their academics,” Arevik Grigoryan, president and co-founder of this chapter, said. “(We give) them learning opportunities and resources that they don’t have compared to the other kids in the city.”
This chapter hosts different events for the fundraising of money to assist in the various initiatives the non-profit offers such as English tutoring programs and scholarships.
Not only does it aid with the providing of education, but also the spreading of knowledge of Armenian culture. “We keep it very traditional, very cultural,” Grigoryan said.
“(We) make sure people…leave with a bigger knowledge about who they are if they’re Armenian. If they’re not Armenian, they (learn) who Armenians really are aside from the surface level they see every day in Los Angeles and the Glendale area.”
If any student is still interested in signing up, or starting their own, club registration is still active. Visit the GCC website for more details.
Kyle Gardner can be reached at [email protected]