Photo: Justin N · CC BY-SA 2.0Moorpark is home to Moorpark College
Moorpark College (6,796 students on campus) is inside the city, and California Lutheran University (3,254) is 4.2 miles from the center, in Thousand Oaks. About 7% of Moorpark’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).
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 Moorpark. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Moorpark
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Moorpark
One private college within 4.2 miles, one public college within 12.8 miles, and Moorpark College 2.6 miles away.
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 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.
Starts at Over $110k, where Moorpark’s median household income ($148,480) falls.
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.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Moorpark: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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.
Questions about college in Moorpark
Is Moorpark a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Moorpark residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The largest campus in the city, Moorpark College, has 6,796 students on campus.
What colleges are in Moorpark?
Moorpark College is inside the city. California Lutheran University is 4.2 miles from the center, in Thousand Oaks.
What is the closest community college to Moorpark, and what does it cost?
Moorpark College in Moorpark, 2.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,426 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $-2,296, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does California State University-Channel Islands cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $7,159 a year in-state and $19,759 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,857 (under $30,000 income) to $20,473 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Moorpark. 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 →