Chamberlain University-California is 2.7 miles from Gold River
No college sits inside Gold River’s boundary, but Chamberlain University-California’s campus in Rancho Cordova, with 654 students on campus, is 2.7 miles from the center of town, and American River College is 5.7 miles away in Sacramento. About 5% of Gold River’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 Gold River. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Gold River
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Gold River
Seven private colleges within 13.5 miles, one public college within 10.5 miles, and four community colleges.
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 Over $110k, where Gold River’s median household income ($175,120) 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 Gold River: 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-Rancho Cordova (14); Carrington College-Sacramento (5).
Questions about college near Gold River
Is Gold River a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Gold River residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, Chamberlain University-California, is 2.7 miles away in Rancho Cordova.
What colleges are near Gold River?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Sacramento (10.5 miles, 29,083 students on campus), American River College (5.7 miles, 16,940) and Sierra College (11.5 miles, 10,681).
What is the closest community college to Gold River, and what does it cost?
American River College in Sacramento, 5.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,288 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $7,999, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does California State University-Sacramento cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $8,018 a year in-state and $20,618 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,501 (under $30,000 income) to $18,861 (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 Gold River. 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 →