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Colleges in and near East Los Angeles

California State University-Los Angeles is 2.4 miles from East Los Angeles

No college sits inside East Los Angeles’ boundary, but California State University-Los Angeles’s campus in Los Angeles, with 23,850 students on campus, is 2.4 miles from the center of town, and East Los Angeles College is 1.3 miles away in Monterey Park. About 7% of East Los Angeles’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

East Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia State University-Los Angeles

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 East Los Angeles. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
65
251,806 students on campus
Nearest college
1.3 mi
East Los Angeles College
Residents in college
7%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
1.3 mi
East Los Angeles College · $1,238 tuition
Nearest public university
2.4 mi
California State University-Los Angeles · $7,160 in-state
Median household income
$69K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from East Los Angeles

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

Two colleges within 2.4 milesCalifornia State University-Los Angeles admits 91% of applicants. Together they have 41,703 students on campus.A community college 1.3 miles awayEast Los Angeles College in Monterey Park: tuition and fees $1,238 a year for California residents.In-state price at California State University-Los AngelesLiving in California, California State University-Los Angeles charges $7,160 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $19,760. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 7% of residentsAbout the same as California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of East Los Angeles

50 private colleges within 14.8 miles, two public colleges within 12.6 miles, and 15 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeEast Los Angeles
University or collegeCommunity college
East Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 1.3 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 2.4 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 3.3 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 3.6 mi · Alhambra$28knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 3.6 mi · AlhambraCalifornia Institute of Advanced ManagementUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 3.7 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Southern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 3.8 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 5 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 5.2 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.California College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 5.2 mi · Los AngelesFIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 5.3 mi · Los AngelesLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 5.8 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 6.7 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 7 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsSouthwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 7.2 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Los Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 7.5 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsCalifornia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 7.7 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsAngeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 7.7 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 7.8 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.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 · 7.8 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Smith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 8 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsInstitute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 8 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 8.1 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.CBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 8.2 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsFuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 8.2 mi · Pasadena · mostly online60% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 8.3 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Providence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 8.3 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsCharles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 8.5 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsSaybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 8.5 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 8.5 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Whittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 8.6 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 9.5 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsGlendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 9.5 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.American Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 9.5 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsAmerican Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 9.7 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Healthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 9.9 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsIntegrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 9.9 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateGlendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 10 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 10.2 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Los Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 10.5 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.Premiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 10.7 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 10.8 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Compton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 10.8 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Musicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 10.8 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsYeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 10.9 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 11 mi · Los AngelesATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 11.1 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsPCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 11.5 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsUEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 11.7 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.National Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 11.9 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 12.4 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsCalifornia State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 12.6 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsWest Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,805 on campus · 12.6 mi · 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.New York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 12.7 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearningsAntioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 888 on campus · 12.7 mi · Culver City$52kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.North-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 12.8 mi · West Covina$30knet price68%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.University of West Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 256 on campus · 12.9 mi · InglewoodGlendale Career College-North-West College-MFSONUniversity or college · For-profit · 218 on campus · 12.9 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Southern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 13 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Spartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 319 on campus · 13.1 mi · Inglewood$33knet price64%graduate$62kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.El Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 15,562 on campus · 13.7 mi · Torrance$6knet price42%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,144 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Long Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 13.8 mi · Long Beach$6knet price30%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $1,556 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Universal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,447 on campus · 14.3 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Loyola Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,533 on campus · 14.8 mi · Los Angeles45%admitted$48knet price79%graduate$78kearnings

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 $48–75k, where East Los Angeles’ median household income ($68,741) falls.

California Institute of Technology7.7 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$431a year
Cerritos College10.8 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$3,774a year
California State University-Los Angeles2.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$5,002a year
Pasadena City College8.3 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$6,003a year
Los Angeles Southwest College10.5 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238$6,540a year
Long Beach City College13.8 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$8,180a year
El Camino Community College District13.7 mi · Torrance · sticker $15,246 · tuition $1,144$8,298a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills12.6 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$8,855a year
Glendale Community College10 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$9,747a year
West Los Angeles College12.6 mi · Culver City · mostly online · sticker $17,336 · tuition $1,238$11,153a year
Los Angeles City College8.1 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$11,783a year
East Los Angeles College1.3 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$11,971a year
Compton College10.8 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142$12,319a year
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary10.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$13,987a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College5.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$14,008a year
Healthcare Career College9.9 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
Rio Hondo College7.8 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$15,030a year
Integrity College of Health9.9 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178$17,783a year
University of Southern California6.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$19,539a year
Occidental College7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$21,468a year
American Medical Sciences Center9.5 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$22,487a year
Whittier College8.6 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$24,973a year
Premiere Career College10.7 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$25,528a year
ATI College-Whittier11.1 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726$25,613a year
Platt College-Los Angeles3.6 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$26,818a year
Biola University12.4 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$26,825a year
National Polytechnic College11.9 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$27,366a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California14.3 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$28,160a year
Angeles College7.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854$28,185a year
PCI College11.5 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852$29,007a year
UEI College-Gardena11.7 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105$29,202a year
North-West College-West Covina12.8 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193$30,650a year
Los Angeles Film School10.2 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$32,250a year
American Career College-Los Angeles7.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$33,051a year
Loyola Marymount University14.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $83,943$34,351a year
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology13.1 mi · Inglewood · sticker $39,104$35,256a year
Smith Chason College8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$36,291a year
New York Film Academy12.7 mi · Burbank · sticker $62,210$39,993a year
Providence Christian College8.3 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447$40,748a year
Los Angeles College of Music7.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$43,352a year
Art Center College of Design9.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$44,738a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON12.9 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247$45,763a year
Musicians Institute10.8 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$47,465a year
Glendale Career College9.5 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$49,798a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture3.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612$66,362a year
University of the West5 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
CBD College8.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science8.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences13 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 East Los Angeles: 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 →East Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity of Southern CaliforniaPasadena City CollegeEl Camino Community College DistrictLong Beach City College
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
Pasadena City College48% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Long Beach City College30% graduate$39k earnings$10k typical debt
El Camino Community College District42% graduate$42k earnings
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
California State University-Dominguez Hills43% graduate$57k earnings$14k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k 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

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: Platt College-Los Angeles (4); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); Institute of Culinary Education (2); Glendale Career College (5); UEI College-Gardena (5); North-West College-West Covina (2); Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology (2); Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6).

Questions about college near East Los Angeles

Is East Los Angeles a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 East Los Angeles residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, East Los Angeles College, is 1.3 miles away in Monterey Park.

What colleges are near East Los Angeles?

65 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Southern California (6.7 miles, 41,282 students on campus), California State University-Los Angeles (2.4 miles, 23,850) and East Los Angeles College (1.3 miles, 17,853).

What is the closest community college to East Los Angeles, and what does it cost?

East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, 1.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,238 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $10,852, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does California State University-Los Angeles cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $7,160 a year in-state and $19,760 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,877 (under $30,000 income) to $13,578 (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 East Los Angeles. 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 →