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Colleges in and near East Rancho Dominguez

California State University-Dominguez Hills is 4 miles from East Rancho Dominguez

No college sits inside East Rancho Dominguez’s boundary, but California State University-Dominguez Hills’s campus in Carson, with 13,167 students on campus, is 4 miles from the center of town, and Compton College is 1.4 miles away in Compton. About 7% of East Rancho Dominguez’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Compton CollegeCalifornia State University-Dominguez Hills

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 Rancho Dominguez. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
55
268,921 students on campus
Nearest college
1.4 mi
Compton College
Residents in college
7%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
1.4 mi
Compton College · $1,142 tuition
Nearest public university
4 mi
California State University-Dominguez Hills · $7,449 in-state
Median household income
$73K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from East Rancho Dominguez

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

Two colleges within 4 milesCalifornia State University-Dominguez Hills admits 93% of applicants. Together they have 16,497 students on campus.A community college 1.4 miles awayCompton College in Compton: tuition and fees $1,142 a year for California residents.In-state price at California State University-Dominguez HillsLiving in California, California State University-Dominguez Hills charges $7,449 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $20,049. 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 Rancho Dominguez

39 private colleges within 15 miles, three public colleges within 12 miles, and 14 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Long BeachCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Rancho Dominguez
University or collegeCommunity college
Compton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 1.4 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Healthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 2.7 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsCharles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 3.4 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsNational Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 3.8 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsCalifornia State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 4 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsUEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 5.3 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Long Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 5.5 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 · 5.6 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 5.6 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 5.7 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 6.7 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.American University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 523 on campus · 6.9 mi · Signal Hill50%admitted50%graduate$94kearningsNorth-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 7 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.El Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 15,562 on campus · 7.7 mi · Torrance$6knet price42%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,144 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-Long BeachUniversity or college · Public · 38,193 on campus · 9.1 mi · Long Beach46%admitted$10knet price69%graduate$64kearningsLos Angeles Harbor CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,447 on campus · 9.1 mi · Wilmington · mostly online$13knet price36%graduate$41kearnings61% 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.University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 10.1 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 10.4 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 10.4 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Biola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 10.4 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 10.5 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsUniversity of West Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 256 on campus · 10.6 mi · InglewoodCalifornia College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 10.6 mi · Los AngelesHomestead SchoolsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 178 on campus · 10.7 mi · Torrance$16knet price93%graduate$59kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Cypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 10.8 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 11 mi · Los AngelesWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 11 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 11.2 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.Spartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 319 on campus · 11.3 mi · Inglewood$33knet price64%graduate$62kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 11.6 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 11.6 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 12 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsSouthern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 12.3 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.University of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 12.3 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateAntioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 888 on campus · 12.6 mi · Culver City$52kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Rio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 12.7 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Southwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 12.7 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 12.9 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 13 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsAmerican Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 13 mi · Anaheim$31knet price70%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 13.1 mi · AlhambraCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 13.2 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 13.2 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 · 13.2 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.West Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,805 on campus · 13.3 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.Otis College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,284 on campus · 13.4 mi · Los Angeles82%admitted$51knet price66%graduate$58kearningsLoyola Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,533 on campus · 13.7 mi · Los Angeles45%admitted$48knet price79%graduate$78kearningsGrace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 13.7 mi · Fullerton100%graduateAmerican Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 13.9 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 · 14 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.South Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 14 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.North-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 14.1 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 14.4 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.Southern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 14.6 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsBethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 15 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduate

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 Rancho Dominguez’s median household income ($72,895) falls.

Cerritos College5.7 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$3,774a year
California State University-Los Angeles12 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$5,002a year
Cypress College10.8 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$6,222a year
Los Angeles Southwest College6.7 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238$6,540a year
Long Beach City College5.5 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$8,180a year
El Camino Community College District7.7 mi · Torrance · sticker $15,246 · tuition $1,144$8,298a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills4 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$8,855a year
California State University-Long Beach9.1 mi · Long Beach · sticker $22,679$9,705a year
West Los Angeles College13.3 mi · Culver City · mostly online · sticker $17,336 · tuition $1,238$11,153a year
Los Angeles City College14.4 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$11,783a year
East Los Angeles College10.4 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$11,971a year
Bethesda University15 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$12,063a year
Compton College1.4 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142$12,319a year
Homestead Schools10.7 mi · Torrance · sticker $20,937$13,693a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College10.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$14,008a year
Healthcare Career College2.7 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
Los Angeles Harbor College9.1 mi · Wilmington · mostly online · sticker $21,772 · tuition $1,238$14,299a year
Rio Hondo College12.7 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$15,030a year
University of Southern California10.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$19,539a year
Whittier College11 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$24,973a year
ATI College-Whittier11.6 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726$25,613a year
Platt College-Los Angeles13.2 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$26,818a year
Biola University10.4 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$26,825a year
National Polytechnic College3.8 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$27,366a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California5.6 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$28,160a year
Otis College of Art and Design13.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $75,861$28,167a year
Angeles College12.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854$28,185a year
PCI College5.6 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852$29,007a year
UEI College-Gardena5.3 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105$29,202a year
American Career College-Anaheim13 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$29,299a year
North-West College-Anaheim14.1 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922$29,668a year
American Career College-Los Angeles13.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$33,051a year
Southern California Institute of Technology14.6 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$34,275a year
Loyola Marymount University13.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $83,943$34,351a year
North-West College-Long Beach7 mi · Long Beach · sticker $36,942$34,737a year
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology11.3 mi · Inglewood · sticker $39,104$35,256a year
Smith Chason College13 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$36,291a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture10.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612$66,362a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science3.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences12.3 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
University of the West12.3 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
CBD College13.2 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 Rancho Dominguez: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Long Beach City CollegeEl Camino Community College DistrictCalifornia State University-Long BeachUniversity of Southern CaliforniaEast Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia State University-Los Angeles
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k typical debt
California State University-Long Beach69% graduate$64k earnings$14k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k 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
Cypress College37% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Loyola Marymount University79% graduate$78k earnings$20k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k 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: UEI College-Gardena (5); Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6); North-West College-Long Beach (4); Homestead Schools (2); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology (2); American Career College-Anaheim (2); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); North-West College-Anaheim (4).

Questions about college near East Rancho Dominguez

Is East Rancho Dominguez a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 East Rancho Dominguez residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Compton College, is 1.4 miles away in Compton.

What colleges are near East Rancho Dominguez?

55 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Southern California (10.1 miles, 41,282 students on campus), California State University-Long Beach (9.1 miles, 38,193) and California State University-Los Angeles (12 miles, 23,850).

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

Compton College in Compton, 1.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,142 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $12,647, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does California State University-Dominguez Hills cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $7,449 a year in-state and $20,049 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,303 (under $30,000 income) to $18,947 (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 Rancho Dominguez. 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 →