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Colleges in and near Culver City

Culver City is home to two colleges, with 3,693 students on campus

West Los Angeles College (2,805 students on campus) and Antioch University-Los Angeles (888) are inside the city, and Santa Monica College (14,294) is 4.3 miles from the center, in Santa Monica. About 5% of Culver City’s residents are enrolled in college, below California (8%).

Loyola Marymount UniversityOtis College of Art and DesignSanta Monica 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 Culver City. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
51
248,463 students on campus
Nearest college
0.6 mi
West Los Angeles College
Residents in college
5%
Below CA (8%)
Nearest community college
0.6 mi
West Los Angeles College · $1,238 tuition
Nearest public university
4.3 mi
Santa Monica College · $1,156 in-state
Median household income
$117K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Culver City

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

Three colleges within 4.3 milesLoyola Marymount University admits 45% of applicants; Otis College of Art and Design admits 82%. Together they have 25,111 students on campus.A community college 0.6 miles awayWest Los Angeles College in Culver City: tuition and fees $1,238 a year for California residents.In-state price at Santa Monica CollegeLiving in California, Santa Monica College charges $1,156 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $10,708. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 5% of residentsBelow California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Culver City

37 private colleges within 14.3 miles, three public colleges within 13.7 miles, and 14 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of California-Los AngelesUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los AngelesCulver City
University or collegeCommunity college
West Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,805 on campus · In Culver City · mostly online$10knet price28%graduate$39kearnings70% 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.Antioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 888 on campus · In Culver City$52kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Loyola Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,533 on campus · 2.6 mi · Los Angeles45%admitted$48knet price79%graduate$78kearningsYo San University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 2.8 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Otis College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,284 on campus · 3.6 mi · Los Angeles82%admitted$51knet price66%graduate$58kearningsSpartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 319 on campus · 3.6 mi · Inglewood$33knet price64%graduate$62kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Santa Monica CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,294 on campus · 4.3 mi · Santa Monica$3knet price36%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,156 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of West Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 256 on campus · 4.3 mi · InglewoodUniversity of California-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 46,029 on campus · 5.2 mi · Los Angeles9%admitted$13knet price93%graduate$83kearningsEmperor's College of Traditional Oriental MedicineUniversity or college · For-profit · 181 on campus · 5.3 mi · Santa MonicaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.RAND School of Public PolicyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 5.4 mi · Santa MonicaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 6.2 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 6.5 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 6.5 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 6.6 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsAngeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 6.8 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 6.9 mi · Los AngelesSouthwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 7.3 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Mount Saint Mary's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,219 on campus · 7.4 mi · Los Angeles73%admitted$21knet price53%graduate$72kearningsMusicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 7.4 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 7.5 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition 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 · 7.5 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.Los Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 7.5 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.American Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 7.8 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 8 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Los Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 8.2 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online$10knet price29%graduate$36kearnings53% 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 College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 8.2 mi · Los AngelesFIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 8.3 mi · Los AngelesThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 8.6 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online46%admitted0%graduate$57kearnings82% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.American Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 8.6 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.El Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 15,562 on campus · 9.2 mi · Torrance$6knet price42%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,144 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Southern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 9.8 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsUEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 10 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 10.4 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsNew York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 10.7 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearningsCasa Loma College-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 571 on campus · 11.1 mi · Sherman Oaks43%admitted$28knet price73%graduate$50kearningsLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 11.3 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsLos Angeles Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,750 on campus · 11.8 mi · Valley Glen · mostly online$12knet price32%graduate$43kearnings57% 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.GnomonUniversity or college · For-profit · 426 on campus · 12.2 mi · North Hollywood42%admitted$52knet price100%graduate$115kearningsWest Coast University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,640 on campus · 12.5 mi · North Hollywood$53knet price31%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Concorde Career College-North HollywoodUniversity or college · For-profit · 143 on campus · 12.5 mi · North Hollywood100%admitted$24knet price78%graduate$51kearningsAmerican Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 12.6 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsCalifornia State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 12.7 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsGlendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 12.8 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Occidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 13.5 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 13.7 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsCompton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 13.9 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Homestead SchoolsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 178 on campus · 13.9 mi · Torrance$16knet price93%graduate$59kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Woodbury UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 895 on campus · 14.3 mi · Burbank82%admitted$34knet price60%graduate$66kearningsEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 14.4 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Glendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 14.8 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 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 Culver City’s median household income ($117,389) falls.

Santa Monica College4.3 mi · Santa Monica · sticker $11,162 · tuition $1,156$8,395a year
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary6.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$10,300a year
Glendale Community College14.8 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$11,964a year
El Camino Community College District9.2 mi · Torrance · sticker $15,246 · tuition $1,144$12,869a year
California State University-Los Angeles13.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$13,578a year
East Los Angeles College14.4 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$16,430a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College7.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$17,270a year
Homestead Schools13.9 mi · Torrance · sticker $20,937$17,870a year
Mount Saint Mary's University7.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $66,726$18,762a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills12.7 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$18,947a year
Los Angeles Valley College11.8 mi · Valley Glen · mostly online · sticker $20,546 · tuition $1,238$20,546a year
American Medical Sciences Center12.6 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,996a year
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood12.5 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $28,621$26,608a year
University of California-Los Angeles5.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $38,614$29,682a year
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles11.1 mi · Sherman Oaks · sticker $32,018$32,018a year
UEI College-Gardena10 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105$34,105a year
American Career College-Los Angeles7.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$37,270a year
Los Angeles Film School7.5 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$37,462a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science10.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$37,834a year
Smith Chason College6.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$39,299a year
Woodbury University14.3 mi · Burbank · sticker $58,010$39,808a year
New York Film Academy10.7 mi · Burbank · sticker $62,210$44,247a year
Glendale Career College12.8 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,858a year
Musicians Institute7.4 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$51,119a year
Gnomon12.2 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $54,947$54,947a year
Occidental College13.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$54,959a year
West Coast University-Los Angeles12.5 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $55,938$55,938a year
University of Southern California6.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$56,116a year
Loyola Marymount University2.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $83,943$58,371a year
Otis College of Art and Design3.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $75,861$60,718a year
West Los Angeles CollegeIn Culver City · mostly online · sticker $17,336 · tuition $1,238—a year
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology3.6 mi · Inglewood · sticker $39,104—a year
CBD College6.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
Angeles College6.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854—a year
Los Angeles Southwest College7.5 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238—a year
Los Angeles City College8.2 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture9.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
Compton College13.9 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142—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 Culver City: 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 →Santa Monica CollegeUniversity of California-Los AngelesUniversity of Southern CaliforniaEl Camino Community College DistrictCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles College
University of California-Los Angeles93% graduate$83k earnings$14k typical debt
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
El Camino Community College District42% graduate$42k earnings
Santa Monica College36% graduate$42k earnings$6k typical debt
California State University-Dominguez Hills43% graduate$57k earnings$14k typical debt
Loyola Marymount University79% graduate$78k earnings$20k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k typical debt
Glendale Community College37% graduate$42k earnings$9k typical debt
Los Angeles Valley College32% graduate$43k earnings$10k typical debt
Los Angeles City College29% graduate$36k earnings$13k 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: Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology (2); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); UEI College-Gardena (5); West Coast University-Los Angeles (6); Glendale Career College (5); Homestead Schools (2).

Majors

What students study in Culver City

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Antioch University-Los Angeles, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Liberal arts 100%Everything else 0%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities36 graduates a year
$67k4 yrs out

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. Left out: West Los Angeles College, where most students study only online.

Questions about college in Culver City

Is Culver City a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Culver City residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The largest campus in the city, West Los Angeles College, has 2,805 students on campus.

What colleges are in Culver City?

West Los Angeles College and Antioch University-Los Angeles are inside the city. Santa Monica College is 4.3 miles from the center, in Santa Monica, Loyola Marymount University is 2.6 miles from the center, in Los Angeles, and Otis College of Art and Design is 3.6 miles from the center, in Los Angeles.

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

West Los Angeles College in Culver City, 0.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,238 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $9,634, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Santa Monica College cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $1,156 a year in-state and $10,708 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,896 (under $30,000 income) to $8,395 (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 Culver City. 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 →