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Colleges in and near Arcadia

Pasadena City College is 4.8 miles from Arcadia

No college sits inside Arcadia’s boundary, but Pasadena City College’s campus in Pasadena, with 17,485 students on campus, is 4.8 miles from the center of town. About 8% of Arcadia’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Pasadena 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 Arcadia. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
41
173,719 students on campus
Nearest college
4.5 mi
Premiere Career College
Residents in college
8%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
4.8 mi
Pasadena City College · $1,180 tuition
Nearest public university
7.8 mi
Rio Hondo College · $1,388 in-state
Median household income
$114K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Arcadia

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

A community college 4.8 miles awayPasadena City College has 17,485 students on campus in Pasadena, 48% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Rio Hondo CollegeLiving in California, Rio Hondo College charges $1,388 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $9,884. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.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 Arcadia

30 private colleges within 15 miles, two public colleges within 13.3 miles, and nine community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaArcadia
University or collegeCommunity college
Premiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 4.5 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsPasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 4.8 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 5.1 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsFuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 6 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.Institute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 6 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Integrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 6.1 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateProvidence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 6.1 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsNorth-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 6.5 mi · West Covina$30knet price68%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 6.5 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsGlendale Career College-North-West College-MFSONUniversity or college · For-profit · 218 on campus · 6.5 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.University of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 6.6 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduatePacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 6.7 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Saybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 6.8 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Platt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 7.4 mi · 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 · 7.4 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 7.4 mi · AlhambraRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 7.8 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 8.5 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsCitrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 8.6 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 8.8 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 8.9 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsInterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 9 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.East Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 9.1 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Occidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 10 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 10.6 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 11.1 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsGlendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 11.2 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Life Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 359 on campus · 12.1 mi · San Dimas96%admitted$21knet price40%graduate$43kearningsMt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 12.3 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Glendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 12.5 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 · 12.7 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 12.8 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 12.9 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaUniversity or college · Public · 25,991 on campus · 13.3 mi · Pomona75%admitted$12knet price68%graduate$72kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 13.9 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.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 14.2 mi · Los AngelesCalifornia College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 14.3 mi · Los AngelesSouthern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 14.8 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 15 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 15 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.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 15 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 Over $110k, where Arcadia’s median household income ($113,516) falls.

Mt San Antonio College12.3 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$10,852a year
Pasadena City College4.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$11,261a year
Glendale Community College11.2 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$11,964a year
Citrus College8.6 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$12,665a year
California State University-Los Angeles8.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$13,578a year
East Los Angeles College9.1 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$16,430a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College15 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$17,270a year
Rio Hondo College7.8 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,355a year
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona13.3 mi · Pomona · sticker $23,955$20,716a year
Life Pacific University12.1 mi · San Dimas · sticker $35,062$25,877a year
American Medical Sciences Center12.7 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,996a year
Azusa Pacific University8.5 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313$27,193a year
Whittier College10.6 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$30,599a year
Premiere Career College4.5 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$32,314a year
Los Angeles College of Music6.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$44,642a year
Glendale Career College12.5 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,858a year
California Institute of Technology5.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$54,157a year
Occidental College10 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$54,959a year
Art Center College of Design8.9 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$61,144a year
Integrity College of Health6.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178—a year
Providence Christian College6.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
North-West College-West Covina6.5 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193—a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON6.5 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247—a year
University of the West6.6 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Platt College-Los Angeles7.4 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164—a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina9 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture12.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
ATI College-Whittier12.9 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences14.8 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
Los Angeles City College15 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238—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 Arcadia: 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 →Pasadena City CollegeRio Hondo CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeMt San Antonio CollegeCalifornia State Polytechnic University-Pomona
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona68% graduate$72k earnings$16k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
Mt San Antonio College45% graduate$46k earnings$6k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
Pasadena City College48% graduate$44k earnings$7k 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
California Institute of Technology94% graduate$129k earnings

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: Institute of Culinary Education (2); North-West College-West Covina (2); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); Glendale Career College (5); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8).

Questions about college near Arcadia

Is Arcadia a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Arcadia residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Premiere Career College, is 4.5 miles away in Irwindale.

What colleges are near Arcadia?

41 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (13.3 miles, 25,991 students on campus), California State University-Los Angeles (8.8 miles, 23,850) and Mt San Antonio College (12.3 miles, 21,946).

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

Pasadena City College in Pasadena, 4.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,180 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $3,864, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Rio Hondo College cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $1,388 a year in-state and $9,884 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,549 (under $30,000 income) to $17,355 (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 Arcadia. 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 →