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2021-10-05 14 23 34 View southwest across Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California from an airplane heading toward Los Angeles International AirportPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Colleges in and near Hawthorne

El Camino Community College District is 2.3 miles from Hawthorne

No college sits inside Hawthorne’s boundary, but El Camino Community College District’s campus in Torrance, with 15,562 students on campus, is 2.3 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Hawthorne’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

El Camino Community College DistrictUEI College-GardenaOtis College of Art and Design

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 Hawthorne. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
49
263,308 students on campus
Nearest college
2.3 mi
El Camino Community College District
Residents in college
7%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
2.3 mi
El Camino Community College District · $1,144 tuition
Nearest public university
6.3 mi
California State University-Dominguez Hills · $7,449 in-state
Median household income
$76K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Hawthorne

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

Three colleges within 4.9 milesOtis College of Art and Design admits 82% of applicants. Together they have 17,961 students on campus.A community college 2.3 miles awayEl Camino Community College District in Torrance: tuition and fees $1,144 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 Hawthorne

34 private colleges within 14.5 miles, three public colleges within 14.7 miles, and 14 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of California-Los AngelesUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los AngelesHawthorne
University or collegeCommunity college
El Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 15,562 on campus · 2.3 mi · Torrance$6knet price42%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,144 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of West Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 256 on campus · 2.6 mi · InglewoodLos Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 2.7 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.Spartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 319 on campus · 3.3 mi · Inglewood$33knet price64%graduate$62kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.UEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 3.8 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Otis College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,284 on campus · 4.9 mi · Los Angeles82%admitted$51knet price66%graduate$58kearningsLoyola Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,533 on campus · 5.5 mi · Los Angeles45%admitted$48knet price79%graduate$78kearningsAntioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 888 on campus · 5.5 mi · Culver City$52kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 6.1 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsCalifornia State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 6.3 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsWest Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,805 on campus · 6.6 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.Homestead SchoolsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 178 on campus · 7.3 mi · Torrance$16knet price93%graduate$59kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Yo San University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 7.7 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 8.2 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsCompton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 8.3 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 9.3 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Harbor CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,447 on campus · 9.6 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.Santa Monica CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,294 on campus · 9.9 mi · Santa Monica$3knet price36%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,156 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 10 mi · Los AngelesFIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 10.3 mi · Los AngelesSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 10.5 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 10.5 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsAngeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 10.5 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsRAND School of Public PolicyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 10.5 mi · Santa MonicaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Southwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 10.7 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.The Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 10.7 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.Southern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 11.1 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsEmperor's College of Traditional Oriental MedicineUniversity or college · For-profit · 181 on campus · 11.2 mi · Santa MonicaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Healthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 11.5 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsAmerican Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 11.8 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 11.8 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsWest Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 12 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of California-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 46,029 on campus · 12.1 mi · Los Angeles9%admitted$13knet price93%graduate$83kearningsLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 12.3 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.National Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 12.3 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 12.5 mi · Los AngelesLos Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 12.7 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Musicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 12.9 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 12.9 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsAmerican University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 523 on campus · 13 mi · Signal Hill50%admitted50%graduate$94kearningsUniversal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,447 on campus · 13.1 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Long Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 13.4 mi · Long Beach$6knet price30%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $1,556 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 13.5 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.North-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 13.9 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Mount Saint Mary's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,219 on campus · 14.1 mi · Los Angeles73%admitted$21knet price53%graduate$72kearningsEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 14.3 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Cerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 14.5 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 14.5 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 14.7 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%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 Hawthorne’s median household income ($75,848) falls.

Cerritos College14.5 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
Santa Monica College9.9 mi · Santa Monica · sticker $11,162 · tuition $1,156$7,087a year
California State University-Los Angeles14.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
Los Angeles Southwest College2.7 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238$7,420a year
Long Beach City College13.4 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$10,042a year
El Camino Community College District2.3 mi · Torrance · sticker $15,246 · tuition $1,144$11,546a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills6.3 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$12,323a year
West Los Angeles College6.6 mi · Culver City · mostly online · sticker $17,336 · tuition $1,238$14,028a year
Healthcare Career College11.5 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
University of California-Los Angeles12.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $38,614$14,142a year
Los Angeles City College12.3 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$14,784a year
East Los Angeles College14.3 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College9.3 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$16,399a year
Compton College8.3 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142$16,689a year
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary11.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$16,940a year
Los Angeles Harbor College9.6 mi · Wilmington · mostly online · sticker $21,772 · tuition $1,238$17,831a year
University of Southern California8.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$24,976a year
Mount Saint Mary's University14.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $66,726$30,247a year
Angeles College10.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854$31,390a year
Los Angeles Film School12.7 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$31,598a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California13.1 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$32,469a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science6.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$33,075a year
American Career College-Los Angeles11.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$34,343a year
National Polytechnic College12.3 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$34,762a year
North-West College-Long Beach13.9 mi · Long Beach · sticker $36,942$35,381a year
Smith Chason College10.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$36,953a year
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology3.3 mi · Inglewood · sticker $39,104$39,104a year
Loyola Marymount University5.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $83,943$40,557a year
Musicians Institute12.9 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$49,296a year
Otis College of Art and Design4.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $75,861$52,495a year
UEI College-Gardena3.8 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105—a year
Homestead Schools7.3 mi · Torrance · sticker $20,937—a year
CBD College10.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture11.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
PCI College14.5 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—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 Hawthorne: 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 →El Camino Community College DistrictUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of California-Los AngelesLong Beach City CollegeEast Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia State University-Los Angeles
University of California-Los Angeles93% graduate$83k earnings$14k typical debt
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k 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
Santa Monica College36% graduate$42k earnings$6k typical debt
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
California State University-Dominguez Hills43% graduate$57k earnings$14k typical debt
Loyola Marymount University79% graduate$78k earnings$20k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k typical debt
Los Angeles City College29% graduate$36k earnings$13k 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: Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology (2); UEI College-Gardena (5); Homestead Schools (2); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6); North-West College-Long Beach (4).

Questions about college near Hawthorne

Is Hawthorne a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 Hawthorne residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, El Camino Community College District, is 2.3 miles away in Torrance.

What colleges are near Hawthorne?

49 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of California-Los Angeles (12.1 miles, 46,029 students on campus), the University of Southern California (8.2 miles, 41,282) and California State University-Los Angeles (14.7 miles, 23,850).

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

El Camino Community College District in Torrance, 2.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,144 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $5,968, 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 Hawthorne. 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 →