San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula is 10.9 miles from Fallbrook
No college sits inside Fallbrook’s boundary, but San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula’s campus in Temecula, with 649 students on campus, is 10.9 miles from the center of town, and MiraCosta College is 13.6 miles away in Oceanside. About 5% of Fallbrook’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Fallbrook. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Fallbrook
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Fallbrook
Two private colleges within 11.1 miles, and MiraCosta College 13.6 miles away.
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 Fallbrook’s median household income ($96,394) 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 Fallbrook: 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: San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula (14).
Questions about college near Fallbrook
Is Fallbrook a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Fallbrook residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula, is 10.9 miles away in Temecula.
What colleges are near Fallbrook?
Within 15 miles: San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula (10.9 miles, 649 students on campus), Professional Golfers Career College (11.1 miles, 110) and MiraCosta College (13.6 miles, 5,946).
What is the closest community college to Fallbrook, and what does it cost?
MiraCosta College in Oceanside, 13.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,158 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $7,339, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does MiraCosta College cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $1,158 a year in-state and $9,750 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,535 (under $30,000 income) to $12,855 (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 Fallbrook. 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 →