Photo: Platinummedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Western University of Health Sciences is 7 miles from Chino
No college sits inside Chino’s boundary, but Western University of Health Sciences’s campus in Pomona, with 3,621 students on campus, is 7 miles from the center of town, and Norco College is 7.2 miles away in Norco. About 6% of Chino’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Chino
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Chino
25 private colleges within 14.6 miles, two public colleges within 13.8 miles, and four 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 Chino’s median household income ($104,682) 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 Chino: 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: West Coast University-Ontario (6); DeVry University-California (11); Platt College-Ontario (4); Universal Technical Institute of California Inc (6); San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario (14); North-West College-Riverside (4); American College of Healthcare and Technology (3); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4).
Questions about college near Chino
Is Chino a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Chino residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, Western University of Health Sciences, is 7 miles away in Pomona.
What colleges are near Chino?
31 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fullerton (13.8 miles, 38,210 students on campus), California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (10.1 miles, 25,991) and Mt San Antonio College (11 miles, 21,946).
What is the closest community college to Chino, and what does it cost?
Norco College in Norco, 7.2 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. 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 →