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Colleges in and near Orange Park Acres

Chapman University is 4.1 miles from Orange Park Acres

No college sits inside Orange Park Acres’ boundary, but Chapman University’s campus in Orange, with 9,961 students on campus, is 4.1 miles from the center of town, and Santiago Canyon College is 1.1 miles away in Orange. About —% of Orange Park Acres’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Santiago Canyon CollegeChapman University

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 Orange Park Acres. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
35
196,169 students on campus
Nearest college
1.1 mi
Santiago Canyon College
Residents in college
—%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
1.1 mi
Santiago Canyon College · $1,164 tuition
Nearest public university
6.8 mi
Santa Ana College · $1,180 in-state
Median household income
—
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Orange Park Acres

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

Two colleges within 4.1 milesChapman University admits 65% of applicants. Together they have 17,815 students on campus.A community college 1.1 miles awaySantiago Canyon College in Orange: tuition and fees $1,164 a year for California residents.In-state price at Santa Ana CollegeLiving in California, Santa Ana College charges $1,180 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $10,756. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are —% 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 Orange Park Acres

24 private colleges within 15 miles, two public colleges within 11.3 miles, and nine community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of California-IrvineSanta Ana CollegeOrange Park Acres
University or collegeCommunity college
Santiago Canyon CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,854 on campus · 1.1 mi · Orange$2knet price48%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,164 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Chapman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,961 on campus · 4.1 mi · Orange65%admitted$47knet price82%graduate$70kearningsSouth Coast CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 241 on campus · 5.4 mi · Orange$17knet price17%graduate$45kearningsPlatt College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 5.5 mi · Anaheim$23knet price64%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.The Chicago School at AnaheimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 5.7 mi · Anaheim$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California Career InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 517 on campus · 6.1 mi · AnaheimSanta Ana CollegeCommunity college · Public · 18,643 on campus · 6.8 mi · Santa Ana$3knet price31%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Career Networks InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 971 on campus · 6.9 mi · Santa Ana$50knet price89%graduate$45kearningsWest Coast University-Orange CountyUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,873 on campus · 7.4 mi · Anaheim$33knet price60%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Hope International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 656 on campus · 7.7 mi · Fullerton33%admitted$29knet price49%graduate$50kearningsCalifornia State University-FullertonUniversity or college · Public · 38,210 on campus · 7.9 mi · Fullerton91%admitted$7knet price70%graduate$63kearningsMarshall B Ketchum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 8.3 mi · FullertonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Irvine Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,416 on campus · 8.9 mi · Irvine$2knet price57%graduate$49kearningsTuition and fees: $1,156 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Westcliff UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,526 on campus · 9 mi · Irvine73%admitted$35knet price62%graduateFullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 9.2 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Concorde Career College-Garden GroveUniversity or college · For-profit · 202 on campus · 9.2 mi · Garden Grove97%admitted$25knet price84%graduate$46kearningsBethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 9.5 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateStanbridge UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,637 on campus · 9.7 mi · Irvine10%admitted$45knet price62%graduate$62kearningsSouthern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 9.9 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsPacific CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 238 on campus · 10.1 mi · Costa Mesa56%admitted$29knet price62%graduate$70kearningsCoastline Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 728 on campus · 10.4 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.North-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 10.4 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.South Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 10.5 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Concordia University-IrvineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,999 on campus · 10.6 mi · Irvine66%admitted$28knet price58%graduate$65kearningsGrace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 11 mi · Fullerton100%graduateUniversity of California-IrvineUniversity or college · Public · 35,954 on campus · 11.3 mi · Irvine29%admitted$14knet price87%graduate$81kearningsAmerican Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 11.5 mi · Anaheim$31knet price70%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Orange Coast CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,830 on campus · 11.8 mi · Costa Mesa$7knet price48%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $1,392 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,956 on campus · 11.9 mi · Costa Mesa62%admitted$21knet price57%graduate$60kearningsInterior Designers InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 107 on campus · 12.2 mi · Newport Beach$55kearningsGolden West CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,281 on campus · 13.6 mi · Huntington Beach$5knet price49%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,380 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Cypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 14 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Southern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 14.1 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Norco CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,967 on campus · 14.5 mi · Norco$5knet price42%graduate$51kearningsTuition and fees: $1,428 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Biola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 15 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearnings

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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Orange Park Acres.

Santiago Canyon College1.1 mi · Orange · sticker $13,818 · tuition $1,164$-219a year
Irvine Valley College8.9 mi · Irvine · sticker $13,001 · tuition $1,156$734a year
Santa Ana College6.8 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $12,375 · tuition $1,180$1,970a year
California State University-Fullerton7.9 mi · Fullerton · sticker $18,269$3,315a year
Golden West College13.6 mi · Huntington Beach · sticker $14,618 · tuition $1,380$3,417a year
Cypress College14 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$3,419a year
Norco College14.5 mi · Norco · sticker $14,075 · tuition $1,428$3,600a year
Fullerton College9.2 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$4,944a year
Orange Coast College11.8 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $15,561 · tuition $1,392$5,562a year
University of California-Irvine11.3 mi · Irvine · sticker $38,632$8,123a year
Bethesda University9.5 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$9,747a year
Coastline Community College10.4 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online · sticker $24,290 · tuition $1,364$16,454a year
Vanguard University of Southern California11.9 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $52,665$17,225a year
Platt College-Anaheim5.5 mi · Anaheim · sticker $28,170$21,625a year
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove9.2 mi · Garden Grove · sticker $29,040$23,949a year
Westcliff University9 mi · Irvine · sticker $44,210$24,253a year
Concordia University-Irvine10.6 mi · Irvine · sticker $58,682$25,431a year
Biola University15 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$27,144a year
Hope International University7.7 mi · Fullerton · sticker $51,784$27,991a year
North-West College-Anaheim10.4 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922$28,432a year
American Career College-Anaheim11.5 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$28,853a year
Pacific College10.1 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $30,789$29,386a year
West Coast University-Orange County7.4 mi · Anaheim · sticker $34,887$29,867a year
Southern California Institute of Technology9.9 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$32,031a year
Chapman University4.1 mi · Orange · sticker $83,146$33,559a year
Stanbridge University9.7 mi · Irvine · sticker $49,714$36,623a year
Career Networks Institute6.9 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $52,552$45,157a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences14.1 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740$45,723a year
South Coast College5.4 mi · Orange · sticker $18,982—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 Orange Park Acres: 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 →Santa Ana CollegeCalifornia State University-FullertonFullerton CollegeUniversity of California-IrvineOrange Coast CollegeCypress College
California State University-Fullerton70% graduate$63k earnings$14k typical debt
University of California-Irvine87% graduate$81k earnings$15k typical debt
Santa Ana College31% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Orange Coast College48% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
Fullerton College34% graduate$43k earnings$4k typical debt
Cypress College37% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Chapman University82% graduate$70k earnings$20k typical debt
Santiago Canyon College48% graduate$45k earnings$5k typical debt
Irvine Valley College57% graduate$49k earnings$6k typical debt
Golden West College49% graduate$43k earnings$7k typical debt
Norco College42% graduate$51k earnings
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-Anaheim (4); West Coast University-Orange County (6); North-West College-Anaheim (4); American Career College-Anaheim (2).

Questions about college near Orange Park Acres

Is Orange Park Acres a college town?

No. About — of every 100 Orange Park Acres residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Santiago Canyon College, is 1.1 miles away in Orange.

What colleges are near Orange Park Acres?

35 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fullerton (7.9 miles, 38,210 students on campus), the University of California-Irvine (11.3 miles, 35,954) and Santa Ana College (6.8 miles, 18,643).

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

Santiago Canyon College in Orange, 1.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,164 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $2,129, counts housing and food at full cost.

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

Tuition and fees are $1,180 a year in-state and $10,756 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,970 (under $30,000 income) to $10,160 (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 Orange Park Acres. 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 →