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Colleges in and near Alhambra

California State University-Los Angeles is 2.2 miles from Alhambra

Platt College-Los Angeles (405 students on campus) and California Institute of Advanced Management (163) are inside the city, and California State University-Los Angeles (23,850) is 2.2 miles from the center, just over the line in Los Angeles. About 8% of Alhambra’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

California State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadena City College

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Alhambra. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
58
202,775 students on campus
Nearest college
0.7 mi
Alhambra Medical University
Residents in college
8%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
3.1 mi
East Los Angeles College · $1,238 tuition
Nearest public university
2.2 mi
California State University-Los Angeles · $7,160 in-state
Median household income
$88K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Alhambra

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Four colleges within 4.3 milesCalifornia State University-Los Angeles admits 91% of applicants; California Institute of Technology admits 3%. Together they have 61,651 students on campus.In-state price at California State University-Los AngelesLiving in California, California State University-Los Angeles charges $7,160 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $19,760. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 3.1 miles awayEast Los Angeles College in Monterey Park: tuition and fees $1,238 a year for California residents.Students are 8% of residentsAbout the same as California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Alhambra

46 private colleges within 14.6 miles, one public college within 2.2 miles, and 13 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeAlhambra
University or collegeCommunity college
Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · In AlhambraPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · In Alhambra$28knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.California Institute of Advanced ManagementUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · In AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 2.2 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 3.1 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 3.8 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsLos Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 3.9 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 4 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateInstitute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 4.2 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Pasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 4.3 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Fuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 4.4 mi · Pasadena · mostly online60% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 4.6 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsProvidence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 4.6 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsSaybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 4.9 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 4.9 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Occidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 5.2 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 6.1 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsIntegrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 6.1 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 6.5 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 7.3 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online46%admitted0%graduate$57kearnings82% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Rio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 7.4 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 7.6 mi · Los AngelesCalifornia College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 7.7 mi · Los AngelesGlendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 7.8 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Glendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 8.2 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.American Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 8.2 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsPremiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 8.3 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 8.4 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Southwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 8.8 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Los Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 8.9 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online$10knet price29%graduate$36kearnings53% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 8.9 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 8.9 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Whittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 9.4 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsAngeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 9.4 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 9.5 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 9.6 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 9.8 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsAmerican Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 10.1 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.North-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 10.7 mi · West Covina$30knet price68%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSONUniversity or college · For-profit · 218 on campus · 10.8 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 11 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Musicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 11.6 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 11.9 mi · Los AngelesYeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 12 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 12 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsNew York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 12.3 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearningsCharles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 12.5 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsHealthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 13.4 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsInterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 13.7 mi · West Covina · mostly online$28knet price97%graduate$36kearnings77% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Cerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 13.8 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Biola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 14.1 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsSouthern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 14.1 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Los Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 14.4 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online$6knet price34%graduate$32kearnings67% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Woodbury UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 895 on campus · 14.5 mi · Burbank82%admitted$34knet price60%graduate$66kearningsAzusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 14.6 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsPCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 14.6 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsCitrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 14.7 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Compton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 14.8 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Alhambra’s median household income ($88,024) falls.

Cerritos College13.8 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
California State University-Los Angeles2.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
Los Angeles Southwest College14.4 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238$7,420a year
Citrus College14.7 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$9,029a year
Pasadena City College4.3 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$9,136a year
Glendale Community College7.8 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$13,944a year
Healthcare Career College13.4 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
Los Angeles City College8.9 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$14,784a year
East Los Angeles College3.1 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College8.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$16,399a year
Compton College14.8 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142$16,689a year
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary12 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$16,940a year
Rio Hondo College7.4 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,305a year
Integrity College of Health6.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178$18,055a year
California Institute of Technology3.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$18,753a year
University of Southern California9.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$24,976a year
Premiere Career College8.3 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$25,469a year
American Medical Sciences Center8.2 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,745a year
Whittier College9.4 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Occidental College5.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$28,033a year
Biola University14.1 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina13.7 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442$29,968a year
Platt College-Los AngelesIn Alhambra · sticker $32,164$31,116a year
Angeles College9.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854$31,390a year
Los Angeles Film School11 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$31,598a year
North-West College-West Covina10.7 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193$32,242a year
Woodbury University14.5 mi · Burbank · sticker $58,010$32,773a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science12.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$33,075a year
American Career College-Los Angeles8.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$34,343a year
Smith Chason College9.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$36,953a year
New York Film Academy12.3 mi · Burbank · sticker $62,210$42,667a year
Art Center College of Design6.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$45,677a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON10.8 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247$48,232a year
Musicians Institute11.6 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$49,296a year
Los Angeles College of Music3.9 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$49,455a year
Glendale Career College8.2 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,013a year
University of the West4 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Providence Christian College4.6 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture6.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
CBD College9.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
ATI College-Whittier12 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences14.1 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
Azusa Pacific University14.6 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313—a year
PCI College14.6 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Alhambra: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →California State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegePasadena City CollegeUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCerritos College
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
Pasadena City College48% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k typical debt
Glendale Community College37% graduate$42k earnings$9k typical debt
Citrus College41% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Los Angeles City College29% graduate$36k earnings$13k typical debt
Azusa Pacific University62% graduate$67k earnings$23k typical debt
Biola University68% graduate$57k earnings$24k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Platt College-Los Angeles (4); Institute of Culinary Education (2); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); Glendale Career College (5); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); North-West College-West Covina (2); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4).

Majors

What students study in Alhambra

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Platt College-Los Angeles, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Agriculture 60%Health professions 40%Everything else 0%

Biggest programs

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions11 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services9 graduates a year
$42k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Alhambra

Is Alhambra a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Alhambra residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The largest campus in the city, Platt College-Los Angeles, has 405 students on campus.

What colleges are in Alhambra?

Platt College-Los Angeles, California Institute of Advanced Management and Alhambra Medical University are inside the city. California State University-Los Angeles is 2.2 miles from the center, in Los Angeles, East Los Angeles College is 3.1 miles from the center, in Monterey Park, and Pasadena City College is 4.3 miles from the center, in Pasadena.

What is the closest community college to Alhambra, and what does it cost?

East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, 3.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,238 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $10,852, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does California State University-Los Angeles cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $7,160 a year in-state and $19,760 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,877 (under $30,000 income) to $13,578 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Alhambra. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →