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Colleges in and near La Habra

California State University-Fullerton is 5 miles from La Habra

No college sits inside La Habra’s boundary, but California State University-Fullerton’s campus in Fullerton, with 38,210 students on campus, is 5 miles from the center of town, and Fullerton College is 4.1 miles away in Fullerton. About 8% of La Habra’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Biola UniversityFullerton CollegeCalifornia State University-Fullerton

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 Habra. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
47
289,198 students on campus
Nearest college
1.8 mi
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Residents in college
8%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
4.1 mi
Fullerton College · $1,150 tuition
Nearest public university
5 mi
California State University-Fullerton · $7,470 in-state
Median household income
$100K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from La Habra

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

Three colleges within 5 milesBiola University admits 74% of applicants; California State University-Fullerton admits 91%. Together they have 55,357 students on campus.A community college 4.1 miles awayFullerton College in Fullerton: tuition and fees $1,150 a year for California residents.In-state price at California State University-FullertonLiving in California, California State University-Fullerton charges $7,470 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $20,070. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 8% 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 La Habra

32 private colleges within 14.8 miles, three public colleges within 13.6 miles, and 12 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State University-FullertonCalifornia State University-Long BeachLa Habra
University or collegeCommunity college
Southern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 1.8 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.ATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 3.2 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 3.8 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsFullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 4.1 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Grace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 4.2 mi · Fullerton100%graduateMarshall B Ketchum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 4.6 mi · FullertonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California State University-FullertonUniversity or college · Public · 38,210 on campus · 5 mi · Fullerton91%admitted$7knet price70%graduate$63kearningsHope International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 656 on campus · 5.2 mi · Fullerton33%admitted$29knet price49%graduate$50kearningsAmerican Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 5.5 mi · Anaheim$31knet price70%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.South Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 5.5 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Whittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 5.8 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsBethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 6 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateNorth-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 6.1 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Southern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 6.2 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 7.9 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Cypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 8 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.West Coast University-Orange CountyUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,873 on campus · 8.4 mi · Anaheim$33knet price60%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.California Career InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 517 on campus · 8.5 mi · AnaheimCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 8.8 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Platt College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 9.2 mi · Anaheim$23knet price64%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 9.2 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsThe Chicago School at AnaheimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 9.4 mi · Anaheim$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.North-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 10 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 · 10 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Mt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 10.3 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 10.5 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.Concorde Career College-Garden GroveUniversity or college · For-profit · 202 on campus · 10.6 mi · Garden Grove97%admitted$25knet price84%graduate$46kearningsSouth Coast CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 241 on campus · 10.7 mi · Orange$17knet price17%graduate$45kearningsPremiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 10.7 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsChapman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,961 on campus · 10.9 mi · Orange65%admitted$47knet price82%graduate$70kearningsUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 11.1 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateHealthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 11.6 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaUniversity or college · Public · 25,991 on campus · 11.7 mi · Pomona75%admitted$12knet price68%graduate$72kearningsNational Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 11.9 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsSanta Ana CollegeCommunity college · Public · 18,643 on campus · 12.2 mi · Santa Ana$3knet price31%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Long Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 12.4 mi · Long Beach$6knet price30%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $1,556 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Universal 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.California State University-Long BeachUniversity or college · Public · 38,193 on campus · 13.6 mi · Long Beach46%admitted$10knet price69%graduate$64kearningsEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 13.7 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Golden West CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,281 on campus · 13.8 mi · Huntington Beach$5knet price49%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,380 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Life Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 359 on campus · 13.8 mi · San Dimas96%admitted$21knet price40%graduate$43kearningsSantiago Canyon CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,854 on campus · 14.1 mi · Orange$2knet price48%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,164 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.North-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 14.2 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 14.4 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsCoastline Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 728 on campus · 14.7 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online$16knet price34%graduate$44kearnings92% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Citrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 14.8 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Western University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,621 on campus · 14.8 mi · PomonaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 La Habra’s median household income ($100,106) falls.

Cerritos College8.8 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
Santa Ana College12.2 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $12,375 · tuition $1,180$8,575a year
California State University-Fullerton5 mi · Fullerton · sticker $18,269$8,930a year
Citrus College14.8 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$9,029a year
Santiago Canyon College14.1 mi · Orange · sticker $13,818 · tuition $1,164$9,373a year
Long Beach City College12.4 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$10,042a year
Cypress College8 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$10,163a year
Fullerton College4.1 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$10,392a year
Golden West College13.8 mi · Huntington Beach · sticker $14,618 · tuition $1,380$10,405a year
Mt San Antonio College10.3 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$11,065a year
Bethesda University6 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$11,759a year
California State University-Long Beach13.6 mi · Long Beach · sticker $22,679$12,630a year
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona11.7 mi · Pomona · sticker $23,955$13,894a year
Healthcare Career College11.6 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
East Los Angeles College13.7 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Rio Hondo College7.9 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,305a year
Coastline Community College14.7 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online · sticker $24,290 · tuition $1,364$21,617a year
Life Pacific University13.8 mi · San Dimas · sticker $35,062$23,108a year
Premiere Career College10.7 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$25,469a year
Whittier College5.8 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Platt College-Anaheim9.2 mi · Anaheim · sticker $28,170$26,892a year
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove10.6 mi · Garden Grove · sticker $29,040$28,700a year
Biola University3.8 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina10.5 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442$29,968a year
North-West College-Anaheim6.1 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922$31,247a year
North-West College-West Covina10 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193$32,242a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California13.1 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$32,469a year
American Career College-Anaheim5.5 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$32,492a year
Hope International University5.2 mi · Fullerton · sticker $51,784$33,634a year
National Polytechnic College11.9 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$34,762a year
North-West College-Long Beach14.2 mi · Long Beach · sticker $36,942$35,381a year
Southern California Institute of Technology6.2 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$35,453a year
Chapman University10.9 mi · Orange · sticker $83,146$40,011a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON10 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247$48,232a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences1.8 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
ATI College-Whittier3.2 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
West Coast University-Orange County8.4 mi · Anaheim · sticker $34,887—a year
PCI College9.2 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—a year
South Coast College10.7 mi · Orange · sticker $18,982—a year
University of the West11.1 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Azusa Pacific University14.4 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313—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 Habra: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →California State University-FullertonMt San Antonio CollegeCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaSanta Ana CollegeCalifornia State University-Long BeachEast Los Angeles College
California State University-Fullerton70% graduate$63k earnings$14k typical debt
California State University-Long Beach69% graduate$64k earnings$14k typical debt
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona68% graduate$72k earnings$16k typical debt
Mt San Antonio College45% graduate$46k earnings$6k typical debt
Santa Ana College31% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
Long Beach City College30% graduate$39k earnings$10k typical debt
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
Fullerton College34% graduate$43k earnings$4k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k typical debt
Cypress College37% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Chapman University82% graduate$70k earnings$20k 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: American Career College-Anaheim (2); North-West College-Anaheim (4); West Coast University-Orange County (6); Platt College-Anaheim (4); North-West College-West Covina (2); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6); North-West College-Long Beach (4).

Questions about college near La Habra

Is La Habra a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 La Habra residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Southern California University of Health Sciences, is 1.8 miles away in Whittier.

What colleges are near La Habra?

47 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fullerton (5 miles, 38,210 students on campus), California State University-Long Beach (13.6 miles, 38,193) and California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (11.7 miles, 25,991).

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

Fullerton College in Fullerton, 4.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,150 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $6,134, counts housing and food at full cost.

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

Tuition and fees are $7,470 a year in-state and $20,070 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,315 (under $30,000 income) to $15,631 (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 Habra. 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 →