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Colleges in and near La Cañada Flintridge

Glendale Community College is 3.4 miles from La Cañada Flintridge

No college sits inside La Cañada Flintridge’s boundary, but Glendale Community College’s campus in Glendale, with 7,661 students on campus, is 3.4 miles from the center of town. About 5% of La Cañada Flintridge’s residents are enrolled in college, below California (8%).

Art Center College of DesignGlendale Community 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 La Cañada Flintridge. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
48
164,783 students on campus
Nearest college
3 mi
Art Center College of Design
Residents in college
5%
Below CA (8%)
Nearest community college
3.4 mi
Glendale · $1,191 tuition
Nearest public university
10.1 mi
California State University-Los Angeles · $7,160 in-state
Median household income
$242K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from La Cañada Flintridge

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

Two colleges within 3.4 milesArt Center College of Design admits 75% of applicants. Together they have 10,000 students on campus.A community college 3.4 miles awayGlendale Community College in Glendale: tuition and fees $1,191 a year for California residents.In-state price at California State University-Los AngelesLiving in California, California State University-Los Angeles charges $7,160 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $19,760. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 5% of residentsBelow California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of La Cañada Flintridge

39 private colleges within 15 miles, one public college within 10.1 miles, and 10 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeLa Cañada Flintridge
University or collegeCommunity college
Art Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 3 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsGlendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 3.4 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Integrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 4.8 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateSaybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 4.9 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 4.9 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Glendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 5.3 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Providence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 5.4 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsAmerican Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 5.5 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsFuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 5.6 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.Los Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 5.7 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 5.8 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsInstitute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 5.8 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Pasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 6.6 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 · 6.6 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsWoodbury UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 895 on campus · 8.1 mi · Burbank82%admitted$34knet price60%graduate$66kearningsNew York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 8.8 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearningsCalifornia Institute of Advanced ManagementUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 9.3 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Platt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 9.4 mi · Alhambra$28knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.American Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 9.5 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 9.5 mi · AlhambraCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 10.1 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 10.1 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.Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 10.3 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsWest Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 10.4 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 10.5 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 10.7 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 · 10.9 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsGnomonUniversity or college · For-profit · 426 on campus · 11.3 mi · North Hollywood42%admitted$52knet price100%graduate$115kearningsWest Coast University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,640 on campus · 11.5 mi · North Hollywood$53knet price31%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Southwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 11.5 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 11.5 mi · Los AngelesThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 11.6 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 · 11.7 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsAngeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 11.8 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsConcorde Career College-North HollywoodUniversity or college · For-profit · 143 on campus · 11.8 mi · North Hollywood100%admitted$24knet price78%graduate$51kearningsSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 11.9 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 11.9 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsFIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 12 mi · Los AngelesYeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 12.1 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 12.2 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 12.4 mi · Los AngelesLos Angeles Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,750 on campus · 12.9 mi · Valley Glen · mostly online$12knet price32%graduate$43kearnings57% 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.Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 13 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 13.2 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 14 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsNational Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 360 on campus · 14.1 mi · Panorama City$28knet price74%graduate$19kearningsLos Angeles Mission CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,391 on campus · 14.4 mi · Sylmar · mostly online$13knet price20%graduate$40kearnings58% 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.Premiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 15 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearnings

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 La Cañada Flintridge’s median household income ($241,875) falls.

Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary12.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$10,300a year
Pasadena City College6.6 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$11,261a year
Glendale Community College3.4 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$11,964a year
California State University-Los Angeles10.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$13,578a year
East Los Angeles College12.2 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$16,430a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College13 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$17,270a year
Los Angeles Valley College12.9 mi · Valley Glen · mostly online · sticker $20,546 · tuition $1,238$20,546a year
American Medical Sciences Center5.5 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,996a year
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood11.8 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $28,621$26,608a year
Premiere Career College15 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$32,314a year
National Career College14.1 mi · Panorama City · sticker $34,495$34,325a year
American Career College-Los Angeles10.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$37,270a year
Los Angeles Film School10.7 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$37,462a year
Smith Chason College11.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$39,299a year
Woodbury University8.1 mi · Burbank · sticker $58,010$39,808a year
New York Film Academy8.8 mi · Burbank · sticker $62,210$44,247a year
Los Angeles College of Music5.7 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$44,642a year
Glendale Career College5.3 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,858a year
Musicians Institute10.9 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$51,119a year
California Institute of Technology6.6 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$54,157a year
Gnomon11.3 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $54,947$54,947a year
Occidental College5.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$54,959a year
West Coast University-Los Angeles11.5 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $55,938$55,938a year
University of Southern California14 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$56,116a year
Art Center College of Design3 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$61,144a year
Integrity College of Health4.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178—a year
Providence Christian College5.4 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
Platt College-Los Angeles9.4 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164—a year
Los Angeles City College10.1 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture11.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
Angeles College11.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854—a year
CBD College11.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
University of the West13.2 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Los Angeles Mission College14.4 mi · Sylmar · mostly online · sticker $21,717 · tuition $1,238—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 La Cañada Flintridge: 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 →Pasadena City CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeUniversity of Southern California
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
Pasadena City College48% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k typical debt
Glendale Community College37% graduate$42k earnings$9k typical debt
Los Angeles Valley College32% graduate$43k earnings$10k typical debt
Los Angeles City College29% graduate$36k earnings$13k typical debt
Los Angeles Mission College20% graduate$40k earnings$13k typical debt
West Coast University-Los Angeles31% graduate$103k earnings*$33k 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: Glendale Career College (5); Institute of Culinary Education (2); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); West Coast University-Los Angeles (6); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8).

Questions about college near La Cañada Flintridge

Is La Cañada Flintridge a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 La Cañada Flintridge residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, Art Center College of Design, is 3 miles away in Pasadena.

What colleges are near La Cañada Flintridge?

48 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Southern California (14 miles, 41,282 students on campus), California State University-Los Angeles (10.1 miles, 23,850) and East Los Angeles College (12.2 miles, 17,853).

What is the closest community college to La Cañada Flintridge, and what does it cost?

Glendale Community College in Glendale, 3.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,191 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $8,365, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does California State University-Los Angeles cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $7,160 a year in-state and $19,760 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,877 (under $30,000 income) to $13,578 (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 La Cañada Flintridge. 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 →