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Colleges in and near Ladera Heights

Loyola Marymount University is 3.2 miles from Ladera Heights

No college sits inside Ladera Heights’ boundary, but Loyola Marymount University’s campus in Los Angeles, with 9,533 students on campus, is 3.2 miles from the center of town, and West Los Angeles College is 1.1 miles away in Culver City. About 6% of Ladera Heights’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Loyola Marymount UniversityOtis 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 Ladera Heights. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
55
249,556 students on campus
Nearest college
1 mi
Antioch University-Los Angeles
Residents in college
6%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
1.1 mi
West Los Angeles College · $1,238 tuition
Nearest public university
5.9 mi
Santa Monica College · $1,156 in-state
Median household income
$167K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Ladera Heights

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

Two colleges within 3.9 milesLoyola Marymount University admits 45% of applicants; Otis College of Art and Design admits 82%. Together they have 10,817 students on campus.A community college 1.1 miles awayWest Los Angeles College in Culver City: tuition and fees $1,238 a year for California residents.In-state price at Santa Monica CollegeLiving in California, Santa Monica College charges $1,156 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $10,708. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 6% 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 Ladera Heights

41 private colleges within 14.7 miles, three public colleges within 12.5 miles, and 14 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of California-Los AngelesUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los AngelesLadera Heights
University or collegeCommunity college
Antioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 888 on campus · 1 mi · Culver City$52kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.West Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,805 on campus · 1.1 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.Spartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 319 on campus · 2.9 mi · Inglewood$33knet price64%graduate$62kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Loyola Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,533 on campus · 3.2 mi · Los Angeles45%admitted$48knet price79%graduate$78kearningsUniversity of West Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 256 on campus · 3.4 mi · InglewoodOtis College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,284 on campus · 3.9 mi · Los Angeles82%admitted$51knet price66%graduate$58kearningsYo San University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 4.2 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 5.2 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 5.8 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsSanta Monica CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,294 on campus · 5.9 mi · Santa Monica$3knet price36%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,156 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Smith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 5.9 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsLos Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 6 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.Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 6 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 6.3 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 6.3 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsSouthwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 6.5 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of California-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 46,029 on campus · 6.6 mi · Los Angeles9%admitted$13knet price93%graduate$83kearningsEmperor's College of Traditional Oriental MedicineUniversity or college · For-profit · 181 on campus · 7 mi · Santa MonicaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 7 mi · Los AngelesCalifornia College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 7 mi · Los AngelesRAND School of Public PolicyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 7 mi · Santa MonicaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 7.1 mi · Los AngelesAmerican Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 7.2 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 · 7.4 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.The Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 7.4 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.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 7.4 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Musicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 7.5 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 7.7 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.El Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 15,562 on campus · 8 mi · Torrance$6knet price42%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,144 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 8.4 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Southern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 8.5 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsUEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 8.6 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings 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 · 8.8 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsMount Saint Mary's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,219 on campus · 8.9 mi · Los Angeles73%admitted$21knet price53%graduate$72kearningsLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 10.1 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsNew York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 10.9 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearningsCalifornia State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 11.2 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsAmerican Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 12.2 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsCompton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 12.3 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Casa Loma College-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 571 on campus · 12.3 mi · Sherman Oaks43%admitted$28knet price73%graduate$50kearningsCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 12.5 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsGlendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 12.5 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,750 on campus · 12.7 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.Occidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 12.8 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsGnomonUniversity or college · For-profit · 426 on campus · 12.9 mi · North Hollywood42%admitted$52knet price100%graduate$115kearningsEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 13 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition 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 · 13 mi · Torrance$16knet price93%graduate$59kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Concorde Career College-North HollywoodUniversity or college · For-profit · 143 on campus · 13.2 mi · North Hollywood100%admitted$24knet price78%graduate$51kearningsWest Coast University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,640 on campus · 13.3 mi · North Hollywood$53knet price31%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Platt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 13.9 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 · 13.9 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 13.9 mi · AlhambraGlendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 14.3 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Healthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 14.6 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsWoodbury UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 895 on campus · 14.7 mi · Burbank82%admitted$34knet price60%graduate$66kearnings

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 Ladera Heights’ median household income ($167,065) falls.

Santa Monica College5.9 mi · Santa Monica · sticker $11,162 · tuition $1,156$8,395a year
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary6.3 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$10,300a year
Glendale Community College14.3 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$11,964a year
El Camino Community College District8 mi · Torrance · sticker $15,246 · tuition $1,144$12,869a year
California State University-Los Angeles12.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$13,578a year
East Los Angeles College13 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$16,430a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College6.3 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$17,270a year
Homestead Schools13 mi · Torrance · sticker $20,937$17,870a year
Mount Saint Mary's University8.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $66,726$18,762a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills11.2 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$18,947a year
Los Angeles Valley College12.7 mi · Valley Glen · mostly online · sticker $20,546 · tuition $1,238$20,546a year
American Medical Sciences Center12.2 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,996a year
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood13.2 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $28,621$26,608a year
University of California-Los Angeles6.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $38,614$29,682a year
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles12.3 mi · Sherman Oaks · sticker $32,018$32,018a year
UEI College-Gardena8.6 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105$34,105a year
American Career College-Los Angeles7.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$37,270a year
Los Angeles Film School7.4 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$37,462a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science8.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$37,834a year
Smith Chason College5.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$39,299a year
Woodbury University14.7 mi · Burbank · sticker $58,010$39,808a year
New York Film Academy10.9 mi · Burbank · sticker $62,210$44,247a year
Glendale Career College12.5 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,858a year
Musicians Institute7.5 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$51,119a year
Gnomon12.9 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $54,947$54,947a year
Occidental College12.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$54,959a year
West Coast University-Los Angeles13.3 mi · North Hollywood · sticker $55,938$55,938a year
University of Southern California5.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$56,116a year
Loyola Marymount University3.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $83,943$58,371a year
Otis College of Art and Design3.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $75,861$60,718a year
West Los Angeles College1.1 mi · Culver City · mostly online · sticker $17,336 · tuition $1,238—a year
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology2.9 mi · Inglewood · sticker $39,104—a year
CBD College5.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
Los Angeles Southwest College6 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238—a year
Angeles College6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854—a year
Los Angeles City College7.7 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture8.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
Compton College12.3 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142—a year
Platt College-Los Angeles13.9 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164—a year
Healthcare Career College14.6 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873—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 Ladera Heights: 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 →University of Southern CaliforniaSanta Monica CollegeUniversity of California-Los AngelesEl Camino Community College DistrictCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles College
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
El Camino Community College District42% graduate$42k earnings
Santa Monica College36% graduate$42k earnings$6k 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
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

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); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); UEI College-Gardena (5); Glendale Career College (5); Homestead Schools (2); West Coast University-Los Angeles (6); Platt College-Los Angeles (4).

Questions about college near Ladera Heights

Is Ladera Heights a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Ladera Heights residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Antioch University-Los Angeles, is 1 mile away in Culver City.

What colleges are near Ladera Heights?

55 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of California-Los Angeles (6.6 miles, 46,029 students on campus), the University of Southern California (5.2 miles, 41,282) and California State University-Los Angeles (12.5 miles, 23,850).

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

West Los Angeles College in Culver City, 1.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,238 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $9,634, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Santa Monica College cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $1,156 a year in-state and $10,708 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,896 (under $30,000 income) to $8,395 (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 Ladera Heights. 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 →