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Colleges in and near Monterey Park

Monterey Park is home to East Los Angeles College

East Los Angeles College (17,853 students on campus) is inside the city, and California State University-Los Angeles (23,850) is 2.4 miles from the center, in Los Angeles. About 6% of Monterey Park’s residents are enrolled in college, below California (8%).

East Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia State University-Los Angeles

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 Monterey Park. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
61
224,807 students on campus
Nearest college
1 mi
East Los Angeles College
Residents in college
6%
Below CA (8%)
Nearest community college
1 mi
East Los Angeles College · $1,238 tuition
Nearest public university
2.4 mi
California State University-Los Angeles · $7,160 in-state
Median household income
$82K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Monterey Park

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

Two colleges within 2.4 milesCalifornia State University-Los Angeles admits 91% of applicants. Together they have 41,703 students on campus.A community college 1 mile awayEast Los Angeles College in Monterey Park: tuition and fees $1,238 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 6% of residentsBelow California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Monterey Park

47 private colleges within 15 miles, two public colleges within 14.5 miles, and 14 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park
University or collegeCommunity college
East Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · In 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 · 2.4 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsAlhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 2.4 mi · AlhambraPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 2.5 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 · 2.6 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 2.9 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 4.6 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 5.7 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 6 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 6.2 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsLos Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 6.4 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsPasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 6.7 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Institute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 6.7 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 6.9 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.Occidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 7 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsProvidence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 7 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 7.1 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.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 7.3 mi · Los AngelesSaybrook 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.California College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 7.3 mi · Los AngelesWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 7.5 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 7.9 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition 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 · 8.4 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsIntegrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 8.5 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 8.8 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 8.8 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsSouthwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 8.9 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 9.3 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 · 9.4 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 9.5 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.Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 9.5 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsGlendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 9.8 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Smith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 9.8 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsAmerican Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 9.8 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsGlendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 9.9 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.CBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 10 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 10.1 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsCharles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 10.6 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsNorth-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 10.6 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 · 10.7 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.American Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 10.9 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Healthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 11 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 11.3 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 11.7 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Biola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 12 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsPCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 12.1 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsSouthern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 12.2 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Musicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 12.3 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsCompton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 12.5 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 12.5 mi · Los AngelesYeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 12.5 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsLos Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 12.8 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.National Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 13 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsNew York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 13.6 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearningsInterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 13.6 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.UEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 13.9 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.California State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 14.5 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsLong Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 14.8 mi · Long Beach$6knet price30%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $1,556 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.West Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,805 on campus · 14.8 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.Antioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 888 on campus · 15 mi · Culver City$52kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.

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 Monterey Park’s median household income ($81,855) falls.

Cerritos College11.3 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
California State University-Los Angeles2.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
Los Angeles Southwest College12.8 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238$7,420a year
Pasadena City College6.7 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$9,136a year
Long Beach City College14.8 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$10,042a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills14.5 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$12,323a year
Glendale Community College9.8 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$13,944a year
West Los Angeles College14.8 mi · Culver City · mostly online · sticker $17,336 · tuition $1,238$14,028a year
Healthcare Career College11 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
Los Angeles City College9.5 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$14,784a year
East Los Angeles CollegeIn Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College7.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$16,399a year
Compton College12.5 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142$16,689a year
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary12.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$16,940a year
Rio Hondo College6 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,305a year
Integrity College of Health8.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178$18,055a year
California Institute of Technology6.2 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$18,753a year
University of Southern California8.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$24,976a year
Premiere Career College8.4 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$25,469a year
American Medical Sciences Center9.8 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,745a year
Whittier College7.5 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Occidental College7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$28,033a year
Biola University12 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina13.6 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442$29,968a year
Platt College-Los Angeles2.5 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$31,116a year
Angeles College9.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854$31,390a year
Los Angeles Film School11.7 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$31,598a year
North-West College-West Covina10.6 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193$32,242a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science10.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$33,075a year
American Career College-Los Angeles9.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$34,343a year
National Polytechnic College13 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$34,762a year
Smith Chason College9.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$36,953a year
New York Film Academy13.6 mi · Burbank · sticker $62,210$42,667a year
Art Center College of Design8.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$45,677a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON10.7 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247$48,232a year
Musicians Institute12.3 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$49,296a year
Los Angeles College of Music6.4 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$49,455a year
Glendale Career College9.9 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,013a year
University of the West2.9 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture5.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
Providence Christian College7 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
CBD College10 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
ATI College-Whittier10.1 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
PCI College12.1 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences12.2 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
UEI College-Gardena13.9 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105—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 Monterey Park: 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 →East Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesPasadena City CollegeUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCerritos CollegeLong Beach City College
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
Long Beach City College30% graduate$39k earnings$10k typical debt
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
California State University-Dominguez Hills43% graduate$57k earnings$14k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k typical debt
Glendale Community College37% graduate$42k earnings$9k typical debt
Los Angeles City College29% graduate$36k earnings$13k typical debt
Biola University68% graduate$57k earnings$24k 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: Platt College-Los Angeles (4); Institute of Culinary Education (2); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); Glendale Career College (5); North-West College-West Covina (2); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); UEI College-Gardena (5).

Majors

What students study in Monterey Park

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

Liberal arts 22%Public safety 20%Social sciences 16%Health professions 8%Business 7%Interdisciplinary 4%Everything else 23%

Biggest programs

Social Sciences, General937 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations275 graduates a year
$45k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections228 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities222 graduates a year
$50k4 yrs out
Psychology, General196 graduates a year
$44k4 yrs out
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services175 graduates a year
$35k4 yrs out

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 Monterey Park

Is Monterey Park a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Monterey Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The largest campus in the city, East Los Angeles College, has 17,853 students on campus.

What colleges are in Monterey Park?

East Los Angeles College is inside the city. California State University-Los Angeles is 2.4 miles from the center, in Los Angeles.

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

East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, 1 mile away. Tuition and fees are $1,238 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $10,852, 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 Monterey Park. 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 →