Photo: ASDFGH · CC BY-SA 4.0California State Polytechnic University-Pomona is 4.1 miles from Covina
No college sits inside Covina’s boundary, but California State Polytechnic University-Pomona’s campus in Pomona, with 25,991 students on campus, is 4.1 miles from the center of town, and Citrus College is 3.1 miles away in Glendora. About 8% of Covina’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 Covina. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Covina
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Covina
23 private colleges within 14.8 miles, two public colleges within 14.4 miles, and five 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 Covina’s median household income ($98,671) 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 Covina: 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 Covina
Is Covina a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Covina residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, InterCoast Colleges-West Covina, is 1.5 miles away in West Covina.
What colleges are near Covina?
30 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fullerton (14.4 miles, 38,210 students on campus), California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (4.1 miles, 25,991) and Mt San Antonio College (3.6 miles, 21,946).
What is the closest community college to Covina, and what does it cost?
Citrus College in Glendora, 3.1 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 Covina. 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 →