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Colleges in and near Irwindale

Citrus College is 4.7 miles from Irwindale

Premiere Career College (106 students on campus) is inside the city, and Citrus College (6,995) is 4.7 miles from the center, in Glendora. About 11% of Irwindale’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Azusa Pacific UniversityCitrus College

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 Irwindale. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
41
167,005 students on campus
Nearest college
2.7 mi
Premiere Career College
Residents in college
11%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
4.7 mi
Citrus College · $1,204 tuition
Nearest public university
7.5 mi
Rio Hondo College · $1,388 in-state
Median household income
$114K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Irwindale

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

Two colleges within 4.7 milesAzusa Pacific University admits 88% of applicants. Together they have 12,831 students on campus.A community college 4.7 miles awayCitrus College in Glendora: tuition and fees $1,204 a year for California residents.In-state price at Rio Hondo CollegeLiving in California, Rio Hondo College charges $1,388 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $9,884. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 11% 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 Irwindale

33 private colleges within 14.7 miles, two public colleges within 12.2 miles, and six community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State University-Los AngelesMt San Antonio CollegeIrwindale
University or collegeCommunity college
Premiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · In Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsNorth-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 2.9 mi · West Covina$30knet price68%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSONUniversity or college · For-profit · 218 on campus · 2.9 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 4.5 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsInterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 4.6 mi · West Covina · mostly online$28knet price97%graduate$36kearnings77% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Citrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 4.7 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 7.5 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Life Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 359 on campus · 7.7 mi · San Dimas96%admitted$21knet price40%graduate$43kearningsMt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 8 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 8.2 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaUniversity or college · Public · 25,991 on campus · 8.9 mi · Pomona75%admitted$12knet price68%graduate$72kearningsPasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 9.1 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 9.4 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 10 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsInstitute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 10.3 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 10.4 mi · Pasadena · mostly online60% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Integrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 10.5 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateProvidence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 10.5 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsLos Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 10.8 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsAlhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 10.8 mi · AlhambraUniversity of La VerneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,321 on campus · 10.9 mi · La Verne71%admitted$20knet price63%graduate$65kearningsPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 10.9 mi · Alhambra$28knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.California Institute of Advanced ManagementUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 10.9 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 11.1 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Saybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 11.2 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.ATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 11.5 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 11.7 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 12.2 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsWestern University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,621 on campus · 12.9 mi · PomonaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Southern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 13.1 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Art Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 13.3 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsKeck Graduate InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 541 on campus · 13.8 mi · ClaremontGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Occidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 14.2 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsPomona CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,664 on campus · 14.3 mi · Claremont7%admitted$19knet price93%graduate$78kearningsClaremont Graduate UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,524 on campus · 14.3 mi · Claremont$64kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Scripps CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,103 on campus · 14.4 mi · Claremont38%admitted$36knet price83%graduate$78kearningsBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 14.5 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsClaremont McKenna CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,384 on campus · 14.5 mi · Claremont10%admitted$29knet price91%graduate$105kearningsHarvey Mudd CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 949 on campus · 14.5 mi · Claremont13%admitted$36knet price92%graduate$139kearningsLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 14.6 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsPitzer CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 14.7 mi · Claremont25%admitted$34knet price83%graduate$70kearnings

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 Over $110k, where Irwindale’s median household income ($114,167) falls.

Mt San Antonio College8 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$10,852a year
Pasadena City College9.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$11,261a year
Citrus College4.7 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$12,665a year
California State University-Los Angeles12.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$13,578a year
East Los Angeles College11.7 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$16,430a year
Rio Hondo College7.5 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,355a year
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona8.9 mi · Pomona · sticker $23,955$20,716a year
Life Pacific University7.7 mi · San Dimas · sticker $35,062$25,877a year
Azusa Pacific University4.5 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313$27,193a year
Whittier College10 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$30,599a year
Premiere Career CollegeIn Irwindale · sticker $32,314$32,314a year
Biola University14.5 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$37,314a year
Pomona College14.3 mi · Claremont · sticker $85,300$37,842a year
Los Angeles College of Music10.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$44,642a year
Pitzer College14.7 mi · Claremont · sticker $86,466$46,793a year
Harvey Mudd College14.5 mi · Claremont · sticker $90,165$50,665a year
Claremont McKenna College14.5 mi · Claremont · sticker $86,500$52,295a year
California Institute of Technology9.4 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$54,157a year
Scripps College14.4 mi · Claremont · sticker $87,564$54,572a year
Occidental College14.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$54,959a year
Art Center College of Design13.3 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$61,144a year
North-West College-West Covina2.9 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193—a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON2.9 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247—a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina4.6 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442—a year
University of the West8.2 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Integrity College of Health10.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178—a year
Providence Christian College10.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
University of La Verne10.9 mi · La Verne · sticker $62,278—a year
Platt College-Los Angeles10.9 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164—a year
ATI College-Whittier11.5 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences13.1 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—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 Irwindale: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Rio Hondo CollegeMt San Antonio CollegeCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaPasadena City CollegeEast Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia State University-Los Angeles
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona68% graduate$72k earnings$16k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
Mt San Antonio College45% graduate$46k earnings$6k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
Pasadena City College48% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k typical debt
Citrus College41% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Azusa Pacific University62% graduate$67k earnings$23k typical debt
University of La Verne63% graduate$65k earnings$24k typical debt
Biola University68% graduate$57k earnings$24k typical debt
California Institute of Technology94% graduate$129k earnings
Art Center College of Design79% graduate$72k earnings$31k 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: North-West College-West Covina (2); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); Institute of Culinary Education (2); Platt College-Los Angeles (4).

Majors

What students study in Irwindale

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

Health professions 95%Business 5%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 Irwindale

Is Irwindale a college town?

No. About 11 of every 100 Irwindale residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The largest campus in the city, Premiere Career College, has 106 students on campus.

What colleges are in Irwindale?

Premiere Career College is inside the city. Citrus College is 4.7 miles from the center, in Glendora, and Azusa Pacific University is 4.5 miles from the center, in Azusa.

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

Citrus College in Glendora, 4.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,204 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $4,135, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Rio Hondo College cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $1,388 a year in-state and $9,884 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,549 (under $30,000 income) to $17,355 (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 Irwindale. 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 →