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Colleges in and near La Crescenta-Montrose

Glendale Community College is 4.6 miles from La Crescenta-Montrose

No college sits inside La Crescenta-Montrose’s boundary, but Glendale Community College’s campus in Glendale, with 7,661 students on campus, is 4.6 miles from the center of town. About 6% of La Crescenta-Montrose’s residents are enrolled in college, below California (8%).

Glendale 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 Crescenta-Montrose. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
47
165,103 students on campus
Nearest college
4.6 mi
Glendale
Residents in college
6%
Below CA (8%)
Nearest community college
4.6 mi
Glendale · $1,191 tuition
Nearest public university
12.1 mi
California State University-Los Angeles · $7,160 in-state
Median household income
$130K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from La Crescenta-Montrose

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

A community college 4.6 miles awayGlendale Community College has 7,661 students on campus in Glendale, 37% of whom graduate within three years.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 6% of residentsBelow California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of La Crescenta-Montrose

38 private colleges within 14.9 miles, one public college within 12.1 miles, and 11 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeLa Crescenta-Montrose
University or collegeCommunity college
Glendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 4.6 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Art Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 5.3 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsGlendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 5.9 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.American Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 6.1 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsWoodbury UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 895 on campus · 6.3 mi · Burbank82%admitted$34knet price60%graduate$66kearningsSaybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 7.3 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 7.3 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Integrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 7.3 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 7.5 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsProvidence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 7.9 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsNew York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 8 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearningsFuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 8 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 · 8.1 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsInstitute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 8.2 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Pasadena 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 · 9.1 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsAmerican Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 9.6 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.GnomonUniversity or college · For-profit · 426 on campus · 9.7 mi · North Hollywood42%admitted$52knet price100%graduate$115kearningsWest Coast University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,640 on campus · 9.9 mi · North Hollywood$53knet price31%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Concorde Career College-North HollywoodUniversity or college · For-profit · 143 on campus · 10.1 mi · North Hollywood100%admitted$24knet price78%graduate$51kearningsLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 10.6 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 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 · 10.8 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsWest Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 10.9 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 · 11.1 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 11.3 mi · Los AngelesLos Angeles Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,750 on campus · 11.4 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.Platt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 11.5 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 · 11.5 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 11.7 mi · AlhambraLos Angeles Mission CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,391 on campus · 11.9 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.Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 11.9 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsNational Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 360 on campus · 12 mi · Panorama City$28knet price74%graduate$19kearningsYeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 12 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 12.1 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsSouthwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 12.2 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 12.4 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 12.5 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 12.5 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 12.7 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 · 13 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsFIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 13.1 mi · Los AngelesCalifornia College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 13.5 mi · Los AngelesLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 14 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.East Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 14.2 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Casa Loma College-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 571 on campus · 14.2 mi · Sherman Oaks43%admitted$28knet price73%graduate$50kearningsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 14.9 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearnings

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 Crescenta-Montrose’s median household income ($130,000) falls.

Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary12 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$10,300a year
Pasadena City College9.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$11,261a year
Glendale Community College4.6 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$11,964a year
California State University-Los Angeles12.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$13,578a year
East Los Angeles College14.2 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$16,430a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College14 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$17,270a year
Los Angeles Valley College11.4 mi · Valley Glen · mostly online · sticker $20,546 · tuition $1,238$20,546a year
American Medical Sciences Center6.1 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,996a year
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood10.1 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $28,621$26,608a year
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles14.2 mi · Sherman Oaks · sticker $32,018$32,018a year
National Career College12 mi · Panorama City · sticker $34,495$34,325a year
American Career College-Los Angeles11.1 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 College12.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$39,299a year
Woodbury University6.3 mi · Burbank · sticker $58,010$39,808a year
New York Film Academy8 mi · Burbank · sticker $62,210$44,247a year
Los Angeles College of Music8.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$44,642a year
Glendale Career College5.9 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,858a year
Musicians Institute10.8 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$51,119a year
California Institute of Technology9.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$54,157a year
Gnomon9.7 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $54,947$54,947a year
Occidental College7.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$54,959a year
West Coast University-Los Angeles9.9 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $55,938$55,938a year
University of Southern California14.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$56,116a year
Art Center College of Design5.3 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$61,144a year
Integrity College of Health7.3 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178—a year
Providence Christian College7.9 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
Los Angeles City College10.6 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238—a year
Platt College-Los Angeles11.5 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164—a year
Los Angeles Mission College11.9 mi · Sylmar · mostly online · sticker $21,717 · tuition $1,238—a year
Angeles College12.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854—a year
CBD College12.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture13 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—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 Crescenta-Montrose: 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 AngelesLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeEast Los Angeles 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); West Coast University-Los Angeles (6); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8).

Questions about college near La Crescenta-Montrose

Is La Crescenta-Montrose a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 La Crescenta-Montrose residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, Glendale Community College, is 4.6 miles away in Glendale.

What colleges are near La Crescenta-Montrose?

47 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Southern California (14.9 miles, 41,282 students on campus), California State University-Los Angeles (12.1 miles, 23,850) and East Los Angeles College (14.2 miles, 17,853).

What is the closest community college to La Crescenta-Montrose, and what does it cost?

Glendale Community College in Glendale, 4.6 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 Crescenta-Montrose. 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 →