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Colleges in and near Garden Grove

Santa Ana College is 4.4 miles from Garden Grove

Concorde Career College-Garden Grove (202 students on campus) is inside the city, and Santa Ana College (18,643) is 4.4 miles from the center, just over the line in Santa Ana. About 8% of Garden Grove’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

West Coast University-Orange CountyGolden West CollegeSanta Ana CollegeAmerican Career College-Anaheim

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 Garden Grove. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
45
264,009 students on campus
Nearest college
1.3 mi
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
Residents in college
8%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
4 mi
Golden West College · $1,380 tuition
Nearest public university
4.4 mi
Santa Ana College · $1,180 in-state
Median household income
$92K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Garden Grove

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

Four colleges within 5 milesTogether they have 29,440 students on campus.A community college 4 miles awayGolden West College in Huntington Beach: tuition and fees $1,380 a year for California residents.In-state price at Santa Ana CollegeLiving in California, Santa Ana College charges $1,180 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $10,756. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 8% 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 Garden Grove

32 private colleges within 14.4 miles, three public colleges within 11.3 miles, and 10 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State University-FullertonCalifornia State University-Long BeachUniversity of California-IrvineGarden Grove
University or collegeCommunity college
Concorde Career College-Garden GroveUniversity or college · For-profit · 202 on campus · In Garden Grove97%admitted$25knet price84%graduate$46kearningsWest Coast University-Orange CountyUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,873 on campus · 3.6 mi · Anaheim$33knet price60%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Golden West CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,281 on campus · 4 mi · Huntington Beach$5knet price49%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,380 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Southern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 4.1 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsNorth-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 4.2 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Santa Ana CollegeCommunity college · Public · 18,643 on campus · 4.4 mi · Santa Ana$3knet price31%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 4.5 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateCoastline Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 728 on campus · 4.7 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online$16knet price34%graduate$44kearnings92% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The Chicago School at AnaheimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 4.8 mi · Anaheim$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.South Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 4.8 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California Career InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 517 on campus · 4.9 mi · AnaheimAmerican Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 5 mi · Anaheim$31knet price70%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.South Coast CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 241 on campus · 5 mi · Orange$17knet price17%graduate$45kearningsCypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 5.1 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Platt College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 5.2 mi · Anaheim$23knet price64%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Grace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 6.1 mi · Fullerton100%graduateChapman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,961 on campus · 6.3 mi · Orange65%admitted$47knet price82%graduate$70kearningsFullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 7.1 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Career Networks InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 971 on campus · 7.6 mi · Santa Ana$50knet price89%graduate$45kearningsHope International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 656 on campus · 8 mi · Fullerton33%admitted$29knet price49%graduate$50kearningsOrange Coast CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,830 on campus · 8.1 mi · Costa Mesa$7knet price48%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $1,392 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-FullertonUniversity or college · Public · 38,210 on campus · 8.3 mi · Fullerton91%admitted$7knet price70%graduate$63kearningsPacific CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 238 on campus · 8.5 mi · Costa Mesa56%admitted$29knet price62%graduate$70kearningsCalifornia State University-Long BeachUniversity or college · Public · 38,193 on campus · 8.7 mi · Long Beach46%admitted$10knet price69%graduate$64kearningsVanguard University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,956 on campus · 8.7 mi · Costa Mesa62%admitted$21knet price57%graduate$60kearningsMarshall B Ketchum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 8.7 mi · FullertonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Westcliff UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,526 on campus · 9.1 mi · Irvine73%admitted$35knet price62%graduateStanbridge UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,637 on campus · 9.1 mi · Irvine10%admitted$45knet price62%graduate$62kearningsBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 9.3 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsSouthern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 10 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 10.4 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsLong Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 10.7 mi · Long Beach$6knet price30%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $1,556 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Cerritos 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.North-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 10.9 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Interior Designers InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 107 on campus · 10.9 mi · Newport Beach$55kearningsUniversal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,447 on campus · 11.1 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Santiago Canyon CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,854 on campus · 11.2 mi · Orange$2knet price48%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,164 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of California-IrvineUniversity or college · Public · 35,954 on campus · 11.3 mi · Irvine29%admitted$14knet price87%graduate$81kearningsNational Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 11.9 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 12 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsConcordia University-IrvineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,999 on campus · 12.1 mi · Irvine66%admitted$28knet price58%graduate$65kearningsAmerican University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 523 on campus · 12.2 mi · Signal Hill50%admitted50%graduate$94kearningsIrvine Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,416 on campus · 12.7 mi · Irvine$2knet price57%graduate$49kearningsTuition and fees: $1,156 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Healthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 13.3 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 14.4 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearnings

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 Garden Grove’s median household income ($92,174) falls.

Cerritos College10.8 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
Irvine Valley College12.7 mi · Irvine · sticker $13,001 · tuition $1,156$7,906a year
Santa Ana College4.4 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $12,375 · tuition $1,180$8,575a year
California State University-Fullerton8.3 mi · Fullerton · sticker $18,269$8,930a year
Santiago Canyon College11.2 mi · Orange · sticker $13,818 · tuition $1,164$9,373a year
Long Beach City College10.7 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$10,042a year
Cypress College5.1 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$10,163a year
Fullerton College7.1 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$10,392a year
Golden West College4 mi · Huntington Beach · sticker $14,618 · tuition $1,380$10,405a year
Bethesda University4.5 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$11,759a year
Orange Coast College8.1 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $15,561 · tuition $1,392$11,890a year
California State University-Long Beach8.7 mi · Long Beach · sticker $22,679$12,630a year
Healthcare Career College13.3 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
University of California-Irvine11.3 mi · Irvine · sticker $38,632$15,164a year
Coastline Community College4.7 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online · sticker $24,290 · tuition $1,364$21,617a year
Vanguard University of Southern California8.7 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $52,665$24,117a year
Concordia University-Irvine12.1 mi · Irvine · sticker $58,682$26,339a year
Whittier College14.4 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Platt College-Anaheim5.2 mi · Anaheim · sticker $28,170$26,892a year
Concorde Career College-Garden GroveIn Garden Grove · sticker $29,040$28,700a year
Biola University9.3 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
North-West College-Anaheim4.2 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922$31,247a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California11.1 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$32,469a year
American Career College-Anaheim5 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$32,492a year
Hope International University8 mi · Fullerton · sticker $51,784$33,634a year
National Polytechnic College11.9 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$34,762a year
North-West College-Long Beach10.9 mi · Long Beach · sticker $36,942$35,381a year
Southern California Institute of Technology4.1 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$35,453a year
Westcliff University9.1 mi · Irvine · sticker $44,210$36,031a year
Chapman University6.3 mi · Orange · sticker $83,146$40,011a year
Stanbridge University9.1 mi · Irvine · sticker $49,714$49,714a year
Career Networks Institute7.6 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $52,552$51,663a year
West Coast University-Orange County3.6 mi · Anaheim · sticker $34,887—a year
South Coast College5 mi · Orange · sticker $18,982—a year
Pacific College8.5 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $30,789—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences10 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
PCI College10.4 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—a year
ATI College-Whittier12 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—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 Garden Grove: 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 Ana CollegeOrange Coast CollegeCalifornia State University-FullertonCalifornia State University-Long BeachLong Beach City CollegeUniversity of California-Irvine
California State University-Fullerton70% graduate$63k earnings$14k typical debt
California State University-Long Beach69% graduate$64k earnings$14k typical debt
University of California-Irvine87% graduate$81k earnings$15k typical debt
Santa Ana College31% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Long Beach City College30% graduate$39k earnings$10k typical debt
Orange Coast College48% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
Fullerton College34% graduate$43k earnings$4k typical debt
Cypress College37% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Chapman University82% graduate$70k earnings$20k typical debt
Santiago Canyon College48% graduate$45k earnings$5k typical debt
Irvine Valley College57% graduate$49k earnings$6k 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: West Coast University-Orange County (6); North-West College-Anaheim (4); American Career College-Anaheim (2); Platt College-Anaheim (4); North-West College-Long Beach (4); Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6).

Majors

What students study in Garden Grove

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Concorde Career College-Garden Grove, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 100%Everything else 0%

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.

Questions about college in Garden Grove

Is Garden Grove a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Garden Grove residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The largest campus in the city, Concorde Career College-Garden Grove, has 202 students on campus.

What colleges are in Garden Grove?

Concorde Career College-Garden Grove is inside the city. Santa Ana College is 4.4 miles from the center, in Santa Ana, Golden West College is 4 miles from the center, in Huntington Beach, and West Coast University-Orange County is 3.6 miles from the center, in Anaheim.

What is the closest community college to Garden Grove, and what does it cost?

Golden West College in Huntington Beach, 4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,380 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $4,824, counts housing and food at full cost.

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

Tuition and fees are $1,180 a year in-state and $10,756 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,970 (under $30,000 income) to $10,160 (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 Garden Grove. 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 →