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Colleges in and near Chino Hills

Western University of Health Sciences is 7.9 miles from Chino Hills

No college sits inside Chino Hills’ boundary, but Western University of Health Sciences’s campus in Pomona, with 3,621 students on campus, is 7.9 miles from the center of town, and Norco College is 9.1 miles away in Norco. About 10% of Chino Hills’ residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Chino Hills. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
41
158,749 students on campus
Nearest college
7.9 mi
Western University of Health Sciences
Residents in college
10%
Above CA (8%)
Nearest community college
9.1 mi
Norco College · $1,428 tuition
Nearest public university
9.5 mi
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · $7,780 in-state
Median household income
$126K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Chino Hills

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

A university 7.9 miles awayWestern University of Health Sciences has 3,621 students on campus in Pomona.A community college 9.1 miles awayNorco College in Norco: tuition and fees $1,428 a year for California residents.In-state price at California State Polytechnic University-PomonaLiving in California, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona charges $7,780 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $20,380. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 10% of residentsAbove California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Chino Hills

35 private colleges within 15 miles, two public colleges within 10.2 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State University-FullertonMt San Antonio CollegeChino Hills
University or collegeCommunity college
Western University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,621 on campus · 7.9 mi · PomonaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Norco CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,967 on campus · 9.1 mi · Norco$5knet price42%graduate$51kearningsTuition and fees: $1,428 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State Polytechnic University-PomonaUniversity or college · Public · 25,991 on campus · 9.5 mi · Pomona75%admitted$12knet price68%graduate$72kearningsMt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 9.9 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Marshall B Ketchum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 10 mi · FullertonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California State University-FullertonUniversity or college · Public · 38,210 on campus · 10.2 mi · Fullerton91%admitted$7knet price70%graduate$63kearningsKeck Graduate InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 541 on campus · 10.2 mi · ClaremontGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Hope International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 656 on campus · 10.4 mi · Fullerton33%admitted$29knet price49%graduate$50kearningsSantiago Canyon CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,854 on campus · 10.6 mi · Orange$2knet price48%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,164 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pomona CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,664 on campus · 10.7 mi · Claremont7%admitted$19knet price93%graduate$78kearningsClaremont McKenna CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,384 on campus · 10.9 mi · Claremont10%admitted$29knet price91%graduate$105kearningsClaremont Graduate UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,524 on campus · 11 mi · Claremont$64kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pitzer CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 11 mi · Claremont25%admitted$34knet price83%graduate$70kearningsScripps CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,103 on campus · 11 mi · Claremont38%admitted$36knet price83%graduate$78kearningsUniversity of La VerneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,321 on campus · 11.1 mi · La Verne71%admitted$20knet price63%graduate$65kearningsHarvey Mudd CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 949 on campus · 11.2 mi · Claremont13%admitted$36knet price92%graduate$139kearningsWest Coast University-OntarioUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,631 on campus · 11.4 mi · Ontario$50knet price39%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.DeVry University-CaliforniaUniversity or college · For-profit · 565 on campus · 11.6 mi · Ontario · mostly online98%admitted$34knet price22%graduate$46kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 11 campuses that file with it.University of Phoenix-CaliforniaUniversity or college · For-profit · 107 on campus · 11.6 mi · Ontario · mostly online58% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.American Career College-OntarioUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,014 on campus · 11.7 mi · Ontario$33knet price66%graduate$38kearningsArizona College of Nursing-OntarioUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 11.9 mi · Ontario100%admitted$44knet price$35kearningsEarnings are reported for all 20 campuses that file with it.Fullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 12.1 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Platt College-OntarioUniversity or college · For-profit · 467 on campus · 12.2 mi · Ontario$21knet price58%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Life Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 359 on campus · 12.2 mi · San Dimas96%admitted$21knet price40%graduate$43kearningsChapman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,961 on campus · 12.8 mi · Orange65%admitted$47knet price82%graduate$70kearningsUniversal Technical Institute of California IncUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,484 on campus · 12.8 mi · Rancho Cucamonga$26knet price72%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Platt College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 12.8 mi · Anaheim$23knet price64%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.California Career InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 517 on campus · 12.9 mi · AnaheimLa Sierra UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,611 on campus · 13.1 mi · Riverside92%admitted$46knet price60%graduate$62kearningsSan Joaquin Valley College-OntarioUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,064 on campus · 13.2 mi · Ontario$27knet price64%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 14 campuses that file with it.The Chicago School at AnaheimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 13.2 mi · Anaheim$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 13.3 mi · West Covina · mostly online$28knet price97%graduate$36kearnings77% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.American College of Healthcare and TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 321 on campus · 13.6 mi · Riverside$20knet price65%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.South Coast CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 241 on campus · 13.8 mi · Orange$17knet price17%graduate$45kearningsNorth-West College-RiversideUniversity or college · For-profit · 680 on campus · 13.9 mi · Riverside$33knet price72%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.West Coast University-Orange CountyUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,873 on campus · 14.2 mi · Anaheim$33knet price60%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Bethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 14.3 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateGrace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 14.4 mi · Fullerton100%graduateSouthern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 14.9 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Southern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 14.9 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsSouth Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 15 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 Chino Hills’ median household income ($126,334) falls.

Norco College9.1 mi · Norco · sticker $14,075 · tuition $1,428$10,617a year
Mt San Antonio College9.9 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$10,852a year
Santiago Canyon College10.6 mi · Orange · sticker $13,818 · tuition $1,164$11,014a year
Fullerton College12.1 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$11,574a year
Bethesda University14.3 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$13,575a year
California State University-Fullerton10.2 mi · Fullerton · sticker $18,269$15,631a year
South Coast College13.8 mi · Orange · sticker $18,982$18,982a year
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona9.5 mi · Pomona · sticker $23,955$20,716a year
American College of Healthcare and Technology13.6 mi · Riverside · sticker $25,460$24,711a year
Life Pacific University12.2 mi · San Dimas · sticker $35,062$25,877a year
Platt College-Ontario12.2 mi · Ontario · sticker $27,895$27,426a year
Platt College-Anaheim12.8 mi · Anaheim · sticker $28,170$28,170a year
San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario13.2 mi · Ontario · sticker $31,279$30,570a year
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc12.8 mi · Rancho Cucamonga · sticker $31,689$31,257a year
Hope International University10.4 mi · Fullerton · sticker $51,784$34,049a year
West Coast University-Orange County14.2 mi · Anaheim · sticker $34,887$34,887a year
American Career College-Ontario11.7 mi · Ontario · sticker $37,857$37,717a year
Pomona College10.7 mi · Claremont · sticker $85,300$37,842a year
Southern California Institute of Technology14.9 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$37,884a year
DeVry University-California11.6 mi · Ontario · mostly online · sticker $40,687$39,024a year
La Sierra University13.1 mi · Riverside · sticker $51,459$45,999a year
Pitzer College11 mi · Claremont · sticker $86,466$46,793a year
Harvey Mudd College11.2 mi · Claremont · sticker $90,165$50,665a year
Claremont McKenna College10.9 mi · Claremont · sticker $86,500$52,295a year
Scripps College11 mi · Claremont · sticker $87,564$54,572a year
Chapman University12.8 mi · Orange · sticker $83,146$55,066a year
University of La Verne11.1 mi · La Verne · sticker $62,278—a year
West Coast University-Ontario11.4 mi · Ontario · sticker $53,706—a year
Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario11.9 mi · Ontario · sticker $52,480—a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina13.3 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442—a year
North-West College-Riverside13.9 mi · Riverside · sticker $36,572—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences14.9 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—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 Chino Hills: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →California State Polytechnic University-PomonaMt San Antonio CollegeCalifornia State University-FullertonSantiago Canyon CollegeFullerton CollegeChapman University
California State University-Fullerton70% graduate$63k earnings$14k typical debt
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona68% graduate$72k earnings$16k typical debt
Mt San Antonio College45% graduate$46k earnings$6k typical debt
Fullerton College34% graduate$43k earnings$4k typical debt
Chapman University82% graduate$70k earnings$20k typical debt
Santiago Canyon College48% graduate$45k earnings$5k typical debt
Norco College42% graduate$51k earnings
University of La Verne63% graduate$65k earnings$24k typical debt
West Coast University-Orange County60% graduate$103k earnings*$33k typical debt
West Coast University-Ontario39% graduate$103k earnings*$33k typical debt
American Career College-Ontario66% graduate$38k earnings$10k typical debt
Pomona College93% graduate$78k earnings$12k 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: West Coast University-Ontario (6); DeVry University-California (11); Platt College-Ontario (4); Universal Technical Institute of California Inc (6); Platt College-Anaheim (4); San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario (14); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); American College of Healthcare and Technology (3); North-West College-Riverside (4); West Coast University-Orange County (6).

Questions about college near Chino Hills

Is Chino Hills a college town?

No. About 10 of every 100 Chino Hills residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above California (8). The nearest campus, Western University of Health Sciences, is 7.9 miles away in Pomona.

What colleges are near Chino Hills?

41 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fullerton (10.2 miles, 38,210 students on campus), California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (9.5 miles, 25,991) and Mt San Antonio College (9.9 miles, 21,946).

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

Norco College in Norco, 9.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,428 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $5,169, 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 Chino Hills. 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 →