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Colleges in and near Cerritos

Long Beach City College is 4.5 miles from Cerritos

PCI College (163 students on campus) is inside the city, and Long Beach City College (17,484) is 4.5 miles from the center, in Long Beach. About 7% of Cerritos’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Cerritos CollegeCypress CollegeBiola UniversityLong Beach 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 Cerritos. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
45
279,030 students on campus
Nearest college
1.8 mi
PCI College
Residents in college
7%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
2.1 mi
Cerritos College · $1,364 tuition
Nearest public university
3.7 mi
Cypress College · $1,150 in-state
Median household income
$135K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Cerritos

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

Four colleges within 4.5 milesBiola University admits 74% of applicants. Together they have 46,023 students on campus.A community college 2.1 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 7% 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 Cerritos

28 private colleges within 13.5 miles, four public colleges within 14.9 miles, and 13 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State University-FullertonCalifornia State University-Long BeachCerritos
University or collegeCommunity college
PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · In Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 2.1 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Cypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 3.7 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Biola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 4.1 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsNational Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 4.3 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsLong Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 4.5 mi · Long Beach$6knet price30%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $1,556 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Healthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 4.8 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsUniversal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,447 on campus · 5.2 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.American Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 5.5 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 · 6.2 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.California State University-Long BeachUniversity or college · Public · 38,193 on campus · 6.4 mi · Long Beach46%admitted$10knet price69%graduate$64kearningsNorth-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 6.4 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Grace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 6.4 mi · Fullerton100%graduateSouth Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 6.5 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.North-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 6.6 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.ATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 6.7 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsSouthern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 7.1 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsAmerican University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 523 on campus · 7.6 mi · Signal Hill50%admitted50%graduate$94kearningsBethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 7.6 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 8 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsCompton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 8.1 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Fullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 8.7 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 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 · 9.9 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 · 9.9 mi · Garden Grove97%admitted$25knet price84%graduate$46kearningsGolden West CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,281 on campus · 10.1 mi · Huntington Beach$5knet price49%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,380 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-FullertonUniversity or college · Public · 38,210 on campus · 10.6 mi · Fullerton91%admitted$7knet price70%graduate$63kearningsMarshall B Ketchum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 10.6 mi · FullertonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Hope International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 656 on campus · 10.6 mi · Fullerton33%admitted$29knet price49%graduate$50kearningsCalifornia State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 10.7 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 10.7 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 10.7 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsCalifornia Career InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 517 on campus · 11 mi · AnaheimThe Chicago School at AnaheimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 11.6 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 · 11.7 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%graduateSouth Coast CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 241 on campus · 12.5 mi · Orange$17knet price17%graduate$45kearningsUEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 12.6 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.East Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 12.8 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Santa Ana CollegeCommunity college · Public · 18,643 on campus · 12.9 mi · Santa Ana$3knet price31%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Coastline Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 728 on campus · 13.2 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 · 13.5 mi · Orange65%admitted$47knet price82%graduate$70kearningsLos Angeles Harbor CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,447 on campus · 13.5 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.Los Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 14.1 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.California State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 14.9 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsEl Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 15,562 on campus · 15 mi · Torrance$6knet price42%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,144 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 Cerritos’ median household income ($135,439) falls.

Cerritos College2.1 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$7,901a year
Cypress College3.7 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$10,001a year
Long Beach City College4.5 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$10,089a year
Santa Ana College12.9 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $12,375 · tuition $1,180$10,160a year
Fullerton College8.7 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$11,574a year
El Camino Community College District15 mi · Torrance · sticker $15,246 · tuition $1,144$12,869a year
Bethesda University7.6 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$13,575a year
California State University-Los Angeles14.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$13,578a year
California State University-Fullerton10.6 mi · Fullerton · sticker $18,269$15,631a year
East Los Angeles College12.8 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$16,430a year
Rio Hondo College10.7 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,355a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills10.7 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$18,947a year
South Coast College12.5 mi · Orange · sticker $18,982$18,982a year
Los Angeles Harbor College13.5 mi · Wilmington · mostly online · sticker $21,772 · tuition $1,238$19,227a year
California State University-Long Beach6.4 mi · Long Beach · sticker $22,679$19,750a year
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove9.9 mi · Garden Grove · sticker $29,040$26,760a year
Platt College-Anaheim11.7 mi · Anaheim · sticker $28,170$28,170a year
Whittier College8 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$30,599a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California5.2 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$32,461a year
American Career College-Anaheim5.5 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$33,914a year
Hope International University10.6 mi · Fullerton · sticker $51,784$34,049a year
UEI College-Gardena12.6 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105$34,105a year
National Polytechnic College4.3 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$34,762a year
West Coast University-Orange County9.9 mi · Anaheim · sticker $34,887$34,887a year
North-West College-Long Beach6.4 mi · Long Beach · sticker $36,942$36,184a year
Biola University4.1 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$37,314a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science10.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$37,834a year
Southern California Institute of Technology7.1 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$37,884a year
Chapman University13.5 mi · Orange · sticker $83,146$55,066a year
PCI CollegeIn Cerritos · sticker $33,852—a year
Healthcare Career College4.8 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences6.2 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
North-West College-Anaheim6.6 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922—a year
ATI College-Whittier6.7 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
Compton College8.1 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142—a year
Golden West College10.1 mi · Huntington Beach · sticker $14,618 · tuition $1,380—a year
University of the West12.3 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Coastline Community College13.2 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online · sticker $24,290 · tuition $1,364—a year
Los Angeles Southwest College14.1 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · 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 Cerritos: 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); American Career College-Anaheim (2); North-West College-Long Beach (4); North-West College-Anaheim (4); West Coast University-Orange County (6); Platt College-Anaheim (4); UEI College-Gardena (5).

Majors

What students study in Cerritos

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at PCI College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 100%Everything else 0%

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Cerritos

Is Cerritos a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 Cerritos residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The largest campus in the city, PCI College, has 163 students on campus.

What colleges are in Cerritos?

PCI College is inside the city. Long Beach City College is 4.5 miles from the center, in Long Beach, Cerritos College is 2.1 miles from the center, in Norwalk, and Cypress College is 3.7 miles from the center, in Cypress.

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

Cerritos College in Norwalk, 2.1 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 Cerritos. 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 →