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Colleges in and near East Pasadena

Pasadena City College is 2.4 miles from East Pasadena

No college sits inside East Pasadena’s boundary, but Pasadena City College’s campus in Pasadena, with 17,485 students on campus, is 2.4 miles from the center of town. About 4% of East Pasadena’s residents are enrolled in college, below California (8%).

Pasadena City CollegeCalifornia Institute of Technology

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 Pasadena. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
48
197,800 students on campus
Nearest college
2.4 mi
Pasadena City College
Residents in college
4%
Below CA (8%)
Nearest community college
2.4 mi
Pasadena City College · $1,180 tuition
Nearest public university
7.1 mi
California State University-Los Angeles · $7,160 in-state
Median household income
$109K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from East Pasadena

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

Two colleges within 2.8 milesCalifornia Institute of Technology admits 3% of applicants. Together they have 19,948 students on campus.A community college 2.4 miles awayPasadena City College in Pasadena: tuition and fees $1,180 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 4% of residentsBelow California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of East Pasadena

38 private colleges within 14.8 miles, one public college within 7.1 miles, and 10 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los AngelesMt San Antonio CollegeEast Pasadena
University or collegeCommunity college
Pasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 2.4 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 2.8 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsInstitute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 3.6 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 3.7 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.Providence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 3.7 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsIntegrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 3.9 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateLos Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 4.2 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsSaybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 4.4 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 4.4 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Platt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 5.6 mi · Alhambra$28knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.California Institute of Advanced ManagementUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 5.6 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 5.6 mi · AlhambraUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 6.3 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduatePremiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 6.3 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 6.5 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 7.1 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 7.7 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 7.8 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 8.5 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.North-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 8.6 mi · West Covina$30knet price68%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSONUniversity or college · For-profit · 218 on campus · 8.6 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Glendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 8.8 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 9.2 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsGlendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 10.2 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 · 10.3 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsAzusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 10.8 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsCitrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 10.9 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Southern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 10.9 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 11.2 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsInterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 11.2 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.The Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 11.9 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.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 12.2 mi · Los AngelesCalifornia College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 12.4 mi · Los AngelesLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 12.7 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.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 12.8 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 12.9 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Southwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 13.1 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 13.2 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 13.4 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 13.7 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 13.7 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 13.9 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 14.1 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 14.3 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsLife Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 359 on campus · 14.4 mi · San Dimas96%admitted$21knet price40%graduate$43kearningsMt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 14.6 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 14.6 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.New York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 14.8 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearnings

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 $75–110k, where East Pasadena’s median household income ($109,136) falls.

California State University-Los Angeles7.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
Citrus College10.9 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$9,029a year
Pasadena City College2.4 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$9,136a year
Mt San Antonio College14.6 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$11,065a year
Glendale Community College8.8 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$13,944a year
Los Angeles City College12.7 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$14,784a year
East Los Angeles College7.8 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College13.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$16,399a year
Rio Hondo College8.5 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,305a year
Integrity College of Health3.9 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178$18,055a year
California Institute of Technology2.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$18,753a year
Life Pacific University14.4 mi · San Dimas · sticker $35,062$23,108a year
University of Southern California14.3 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$24,976a year
Premiere Career College6.3 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$25,469a year
American Medical Sciences Center10.3 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,745a year
Whittier College11.2 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Occidental College7.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$28,033a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina11.2 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442$29,968a year
Platt College-Los Angeles5.6 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$31,116a year
Angeles College13.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854$31,390a year
Los Angeles Film School14.6 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$31,598a year
North-West College-West Covina8.6 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193$32,242a year
American Career College-Los Angeles12.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$34,343a year
Smith Chason College13.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$36,953a year
New York Film Academy14.8 mi · Burbank · sticker $62,210$42,667a year
Art Center College of Design6.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$45,677a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON8.6 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247$48,232a year
Los Angeles College of Music4.2 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$49,455a year
Glendale Career College10.2 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,013a year
Providence Christian College3.7 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
University of the West6.3 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Azusa Pacific University10.8 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture10.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
ATI College-Whittier13.7 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
CBD College14.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—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 Pasadena: 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 →Pasadena City CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeRio Hondo CollegeUniversity of Southern CaliforniaMt San Antonio College
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
Mt San Antonio College45% graduate$46k earnings$6k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
Pasadena City College48% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k typical debt
Glendale Community College37% graduate$42k earnings$9k typical debt
Citrus College41% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Los Angeles City College29% graduate$36k earnings$13k typical debt
Azusa Pacific University62% graduate$67k earnings$23k typical debt
California Institute of Technology94% graduate$129k earnings

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: Institute of Culinary Education (2); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); North-West College-West Covina (2); Glendale Career College (5); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); American Career College-Los Angeles (2).

Questions about college near East Pasadena

Is East Pasadena a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 East Pasadena residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, Pasadena City College, is 2.4 miles away in Pasadena.

What colleges are near East Pasadena?

48 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Southern California (14.3 miles, 41,282 students on campus), California State University-Los Angeles (7.1 miles, 23,850) and Mt San Antonio College (14.6 miles, 21,946).

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

Pasadena City College in Pasadena, 2.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,180 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $3,864, 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 Pasadena. 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 →