Photo: Cullen328 Jim Heaphy · CC BY-SA 3.0Touro University California is 6.5 miles from American Canyon
No college sits inside American Canyon’s boundary, but Touro University California’s campus in Vallejo, with 966 students on campus, is 6.5 miles from the center of town, and Napa Valley College is 6.6 miles away in Napa. About 9% of American Canyon’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).
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 American Canyon. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from American Canyon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of American Canyon
One private college within 6.5 miles, one public college within 7.7 miles, and two community colleges.
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 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.
Starts at Over $110k, where American Canyon’s median household income ($121,700) falls.
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.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of American Canyon: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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.
Questions about college near American Canyon
Is American Canyon a college town?
No. About 9 of every 100 American Canyon residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Touro University California, is 6.5 miles away in Vallejo.
What colleges are near American Canyon?
Within 15 miles: Touro University California (6.5 miles, 966 students on campus), Napa Valley College (6.6 miles, 2,593), California State University Maritime Academy (7.7 miles, 761) and Solano Community College (8.4 miles, 5,728).
What is the closest community college to American Canyon, and what does it cost?
Napa Valley College in Napa, 6.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,156 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $14,644, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does California State University Maritime Academy cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $9,944 a year in-state and $22,544 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,552 (under $30,000 income) to $24,911 (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 American Canyon. 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 →