Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0San Jose City College is 4.1 miles from Cambrian Park
No college sits inside Cambrian Park’s boundary, but San Jose City College’s campus in San Jose, with 5,172 students on campus, is 4.1 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Cambrian Park’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 Cambrian Park. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Cambrian Park
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Cambrian Park
Six private colleges within 10.9 miles, one public college within 6.2 miles, and six 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 Cambrian Park’s median household income ($192,731) 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 Cambrian Park: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Carrington College-San Jose (5); Institute for Business and Technology (3).
Questions about college near Cambrian Park
Is Cambrian Park a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Cambrian Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, San Jose City College, is 4.1 miles away in San Jose.
What colleges are near Cambrian Park?
13 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: San Jose State University (6.2 miles, 30,704 students on campus), De Anza College (7.8 miles, 10,013) and Santa Clara University (6.4 miles, 8,955).
What is the closest community college to Cambrian Park, and what does it cost?
San Jose City College in San Jose, 4.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,366 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $16,959, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does San Jose State University cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $8,410 a year in-state and $21,010 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,730 (under $30,000 income) to $22,862 (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 Cambrian Park. 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 →