Las Flores Adobe · Photo: donald gomez · CC BY-SA 3.0MiraCosta College is 6.2 miles from Camp Pendleton South
No college sits inside Camp Pendleton South’s boundary, but MiraCosta College’s campus in Oceanside, with 5,946 students on campus, is 6.2 miles from the center of town. About 10% of Camp Pendleton South’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 Camp Pendleton South. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Camp Pendleton South
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Camp Pendleton South
One private college within 14.4 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 $48–75k, where Camp Pendleton South’s median household income ($69,853) 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 Camp Pendleton South: 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 Camp Pendleton South
Is Camp Pendleton South a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 Camp Pendleton South residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, MiraCosta College, is 6.2 miles away in Oceanside.
What colleges are near Camp Pendleton South?
Within 15 miles: MiraCosta College (6.2 miles, 5,946 students on campus), Palomar College (13.6 miles, 13,825) and the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (14.4 miles, 4,158).
What is the closest community college to Camp Pendleton South, and what does it cost?
MiraCosta College in Oceanside, 6.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,158 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $7,339, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does MiraCosta College cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $1,158 a year in-state and $9,750 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,535 (under $30,000 income) to $12,855 (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 Camp Pendleton South. 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 →