Photo: Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning · Public domainCalifornia State Polytechnic University-Pomona is 3.7 miles from Charter Oak
No college sits inside Charter Oak’s boundary, but California State Polytechnic University-Pomona’s campus in Pomona, with 25,991 students on campus, is 3.7 miles from the center of town, and Citrus College is 2.9 miles away in Glendora. About 7% of Charter Oak’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 Charter Oak. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Charter Oak
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Charter Oak
20 private colleges within 14.8 miles, one public college within 3.7 miles, and three 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 $75–110k, where Charter Oak’s median household income ($88,393) 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 Charter Oak: 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: InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); North-West College-West Covina (2).
Questions about college near Charter Oak
Is Charter Oak a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Charter Oak residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Life Pacific University, is 1.6 miles away in San Dimas.
What colleges are near Charter Oak?
24 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (3.7 miles, 25,991 students on campus), Mt San Antonio College (3.8 miles, 21,946) and Rio Hondo College (11.6 miles, 12,523).
What is the closest community college to Charter Oak, and what does it cost?
Citrus College in Glendora, 2.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,204 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $4,135, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does California State Polytechnic University-Pomona cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $7,780 a year in-state and $20,380 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,851 (under $30,000 income) to $20,716 (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 Charter Oak. 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 →