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Colleges in and near Artesia

Long Beach City College is 3.9 miles from Artesia

No college sits inside Artesia’s boundary, but Long Beach City College’s campus in Long Beach, with 17,484 students on campus, is 3.9 miles from the center of town, and Cerritos College is 1.6 miles away in Norwalk. About 8% of Artesia’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Cerritos CollegeLong Beach City CollegeCypress CollegeBiola UniversityUniversal Technical Institute-Southern California

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 Artesia. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
46
279,487 students on campus
Nearest college
1.2 mi
PCI College
Residents in college
8%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
1.6 mi
Cerritos College · $1,364 tuition
Nearest public university
4.2 mi
Cypress College · $1,150 in-state
Median household income
$101K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Artesia

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

Five colleges within 4.7 milesBiola University admits 74% of applicants. Together they have 47,470 students on campus.A community college 1.6 miles awayCerritos College in Norwalk: tuition and fees $1,364 a year for California residents.In-state price at Cypress CollegeLiving in California, Cypress College charges $1,150 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $12,379. 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 Artesia

29 private colleges within 15 miles, four public colleges within 14.7 miles, and 13 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State University-FullertonCalifornia State University-Long BeachCalifornia State University-Los AngelesArtesia
University or collegeCommunity college
PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 1.2 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 1.6 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.National Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 3.7 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsLong Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 3.9 mi · Long Beach$6knet price30%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $1,556 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Cypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 4.2 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Healthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 4.2 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 4.6 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsUniversal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,447 on campus · 4.7 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.North-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 6 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.California State University-Long BeachUniversity or college · Public · 38,193 on campus · 6.1 mi · Long Beach46%admitted$10knet price69%graduate$64kearningsAmerican Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 6.1 mi · Anaheim$31knet price70%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Southern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 6.8 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Grace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 7 mi · Fullerton100%graduateAmerican University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 523 on campus · 7.1 mi · Signal Hill50%admitted50%graduate$94kearningsSouth Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 7.1 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.ATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 7.1 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsNorth-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 7.2 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Compton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 7.4 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Southern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 7.7 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 8.2 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsBethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 8.2 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateFullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 9.3 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 10.1 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsCharles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 10.1 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsGolden West CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,281 on campus · 10.4 mi · Huntington Beach$5knet price49%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,380 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.West Coast University-Orange CountyUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,873 on campus · 10.4 mi · Anaheim$33knet price60%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Concorde Career College-Garden GroveUniversity or college · For-profit · 202 on campus · 10.4 mi · Garden Grove97%admitted$25knet price84%graduate$46kearningsRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 10.9 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-FullertonUniversity or college · Public · 38,210 on campus · 11.2 mi · Fullerton91%admitted$7knet price70%graduate$63kearningsHope International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 656 on campus · 11.2 mi · Fullerton33%admitted$29knet price49%graduate$50kearningsMarshall B Ketchum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 11.3 mi · FullertonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California Career InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 517 on campus · 11.6 mi · AnaheimUEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 12 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.The Chicago School at AnaheimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 12.2 mi · Anaheim$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Platt College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 12.3 mi · Anaheim$23knet price64%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.University of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 12.3 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 12.6 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Harbor CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,447 on campus · 12.9 mi · Wilmington · mostly online$13knet price36%graduate$41kearnings61% 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.South Coast CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 241 on campus · 13.1 mi · Orange$17knet price17%graduate$45kearningsSanta Ana CollegeCommunity college · Public · 18,643 on campus · 13.4 mi · Santa Ana$3knet price31%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 13.5 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.Coastline Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 728 on campus · 13.6 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online$16knet price34%graduate$44kearnings92% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Chapman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,961 on campus · 14.1 mi · Orange65%admitted$47knet price82%graduate$70kearningsEl Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 15,562 on campus · 14.4 mi · Torrance$6knet price42%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,144 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 14.7 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 15 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearnings

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 Artesia’s median household income ($101,004) falls.

Cerritos College1.6 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
California State University-Los Angeles14.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
Los Angeles Southwest College13.5 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238$7,420a year
Santa Ana College13.4 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $12,375 · tuition $1,180$8,575a year
California State University-Fullerton11.2 mi · Fullerton · sticker $18,269$8,930a year
Long Beach City College3.9 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$10,042a year
Cypress College4.2 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$10,163a year
Fullerton College9.3 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$10,392a year
Golden West College10.4 mi · Huntington Beach · sticker $14,618 · tuition $1,380$10,405a year
El Camino Community College District14.4 mi · Torrance · sticker $15,246 · tuition $1,144$11,546a year
Bethesda University8.2 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$11,759a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills10.1 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$12,323a year
California State University-Long Beach6.1 mi · Long Beach · sticker $22,679$12,630a year
Healthcare Career College4.2 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
East Los Angeles College12.6 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Compton College7.4 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142$16,689a year
Rio Hondo College10.9 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,305a year
Los Angeles Harbor College12.9 mi · Wilmington · mostly online · sticker $21,772 · tuition $1,238$17,831a year
Coastline Community College13.6 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online · sticker $24,290 · tuition $1,364$21,617a year
Whittier College8.2 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Platt College-Anaheim12.3 mi · Anaheim · sticker $28,170$26,892a year
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove10.4 mi · Garden Grove · sticker $29,040$28,700a year
Biola University4.6 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
North-West College-Anaheim7.2 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922$31,247a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California4.7 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$32,469a year
American Career College-Anaheim6.1 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$32,492a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science10.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$33,075a year
Hope International University11.2 mi · Fullerton · sticker $51,784$33,634a year
National Polytechnic College3.7 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$34,762a year
North-West College-Long Beach6 mi · Long Beach · sticker $36,942$35,381a year
Southern California Institute of Technology7.7 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$35,453a year
Chapman University14.1 mi · Orange · sticker $83,146$40,011a year
PCI College1.2 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences6.8 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
ATI College-Whittier7.1 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
West Coast University-Orange County10.4 mi · Anaheim · sticker $34,887—a year
UEI College-Gardena12 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105—a year
University of the West12.3 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
South Coast College13.1 mi · Orange · sticker $18,982—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture15 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—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 Artesia: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Long Beach City CollegeCalifornia State University-Long BeachCalifornia State University-FullertonEast Los Angeles CollegeSanta Ana CollegeCalifornia State University-Los Angeles
California State University-Fullerton70% graduate$63k earnings$14k typical debt
California State University-Long Beach69% graduate$64k earnings$14k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
Santa Ana College31% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
Long Beach City College30% graduate$39k earnings$10k typical debt
El Camino Community College District42% graduate$42k earnings
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
California State University-Dominguez Hills43% graduate$57k earnings$14k typical debt
Fullerton College34% graduate$43k earnings$4k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k typical debt
Cypress College37% graduate$44k earnings$10k 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: Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6); North-West College-Long Beach (4); American Career College-Anaheim (2); North-West College-Anaheim (4); West Coast University-Orange County (6); UEI College-Gardena (5); Platt College-Anaheim (4).

Questions about college near Artesia

Is Artesia a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Artesia residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, PCI College, is 1.2 miles away in Cerritos.

What colleges are near Artesia?

46 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fullerton (11.2 miles, 38,210 students on campus), California State University-Long Beach (6.1 miles, 38,193) and California State University-Los Angeles (14.7 miles, 23,850).

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

Cerritos College in Norwalk, 1.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,364 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $2,424, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Cypress College cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $1,150 a year in-state and $12,379 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,419 (under $30,000 income) to $10,001 (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 Artesia. 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 →