Photo: UncleVinny · CC BY 3.0Sierra College is 3 miles from Granite Bay
No college sits inside Granite Bay’s boundary, but Sierra College’s campus in Rocklin, with 10,681 students on campus, is 3 miles from the center of town. About 6% of Granite Bay’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 Granite Bay. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Granite Bay
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Granite Bay
Four private colleges within 13.1 miles, and three community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, California State University-Sacramento, is 19.7 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Granite Bay’s median household income ($184,606) 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: 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).
Questions about college near Granite Bay
Is Granite Bay a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Granite Bay residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, Sierra College, is 3 miles away in Rocklin.
What colleges are near Granite Bay?
7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: American River College (12.5 miles, 16,940 students on campus), Sierra College (3 miles, 10,681) and Folsom Lake College (7.4 miles, 4,187).
What is the closest community college to Granite Bay, and what does it cost?
Sierra College in Rocklin, 3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,446 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $7,245, 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 Granite Bay. 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 →