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Colleges in and near Paramount

Long Beach City College is 4.9 miles from Paramount

Healthcare Career College (381 students on campus) is inside the city, and Long Beach City College (17,484) is 4.9 miles from the center, just over the line in Long Beach. About 8% of Paramount’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Compton CollegeCerritos CollegeLong Beach City College

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 Paramount. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
56
278,528 students on campus
Nearest college
1.2 mi
Healthcare Career College
Residents in college
8%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
2.9 mi
Compton College · $1,142 tuition
Nearest public university
5.7 mi
California State University-Dominguez Hills · $7,449 in-state
Median household income
$75K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Paramount

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

Three colleges within 4.9 milesTogether they have 34,571 students on campus.A community college 2.9 miles awayCompton College in Compton: tuition and fees $1,142 a year for California residents.In-state price at California State University-Dominguez HillsLiving in California, California State University-Dominguez Hills charges $7,449 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $20,049. 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 Paramount

38 private colleges within 14.9 miles, three public colleges within 11.6 miles, and 16 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Long BeachCalifornia State University-Los AngelesParamount
University or collegeCommunity college
Healthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · In Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsCompton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 2.9 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.National Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 3 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 4.1 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 4.2 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsCharles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 4.7 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsLong Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 4.9 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 · 5.2 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.California State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 5.7 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsNorth-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 6.8 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.UEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 6.9 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.American University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 523 on campus · 7.1 mi · Signal Hill50%admitted50%graduate$94kearningsLos Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 8.2 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.California State University-Long BeachUniversity or college · Public · 38,193 on campus · 8.7 mi · Long Beach46%admitted$10knet price69%graduate$64kearningsBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 8.7 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsEl Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 15,562 on campus · 9.4 mi · Torrance$6knet price42%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,144 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Whittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 9.4 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsCypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 9.5 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.East Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 9.8 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.ATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 9.9 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsLos Angeles Harbor CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,447 on campus · 10.3 mi · Wilmington · mostly online$13knet price36%graduate$41kearnings61% 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.Southern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 10.6 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Southern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 10.7 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 10.8 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 10.9 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 11 mi · Los AngelesUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 11.2 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 11.3 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 11.3 mi · Los AngelesAmerican 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.California State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 11.6 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 11.6 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.Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 11.6 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsUniversity of West Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 256 on campus · 12.1 mi · InglewoodGrace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 12.2 mi · Fullerton100%graduateHomestead SchoolsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 178 on campus · 12.3 mi · Torrance$16knet price93%graduate$59kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.South Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 12.5 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 12.5 mi · AlhambraNorth-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 12.6 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Platt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 12.6 mi · Alhambra$28knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Spartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 319 on campus · 12.7 mi · Inglewood$33knet price64%graduate$62kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.California Institute of Advanced ManagementUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 12.7 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Southern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 13.1 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsSouthwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 13.2 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 13.5 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsBethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 13.5 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 13.6 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 13.8 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsAntioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 888 on campus · 13.9 mi · Culver City$52kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Fullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 14.3 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 14.4 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 14.4 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.West Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,805 on campus · 14.5 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.Los Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 14.8 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.Golden West CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,281 on campus · 14.9 mi · Huntington Beach$5knet price49%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,380 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Otis College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,284 on campus · 14.9 mi · Los Angeles82%admitted$51knet price66%graduate$58kearnings

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 Paramount’s median household income ($75,250) falls.

Cerritos College4.1 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
California State University-Los Angeles11.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
Los Angeles Southwest College8.2 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238$7,420a year
Long Beach City College4.9 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$10,042a year
Cypress College9.5 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$10,163a year
Fullerton College14.3 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$10,392a year
Golden West College14.9 mi · Huntington Beach · sticker $14,618 · tuition $1,380$10,405a year
El Camino Community College District9.4 mi · Torrance · sticker $15,246 · tuition $1,144$11,546a year
Bethesda University13.5 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$11,759a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills5.7 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$12,323a year
California State University-Long Beach8.7 mi · Long Beach · sticker $22,679$12,630a year
West Los Angeles College14.5 mi · Culver City · mostly online · sticker $17,336 · tuition $1,238$14,028a year
Healthcare Career CollegeIn Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
Los Angeles City College14.8 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$14,784a year
East Los Angeles College9.8 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College10.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$16,399a year
Compton College2.9 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142$16,689a year
Rio Hondo College11.3 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,305a year
Los Angeles Harbor College10.3 mi · Wilmington · mostly online · sticker $21,772 · tuition $1,238$17,831a year
University of Southern California10.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$24,976a year
Whittier College9.4 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Biola University8.7 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
Platt College-Los Angeles12.6 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$31,116a year
North-West College-Anaheim12.6 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922$31,247a year
Angeles College13.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854$31,390a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California5.2 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$32,469a year
American Career College-Anaheim11.5 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$32,492a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science4.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$33,075a year
American Career College-Los Angeles14.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$34,343a year
National Polytechnic College3 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$34,762a year
North-West College-Long Beach6.8 mi · Long Beach · sticker $36,942$35,381a year
Southern California Institute of Technology13.1 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$35,453a year
Smith Chason College13.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$36,953a year
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology12.7 mi · Inglewood · sticker $39,104$39,104a year
Otis College of Art and Design14.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $75,861$52,495a year
PCI College4.2 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—a year
UEI College-Gardena6.9 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105—a year
ATI College-Whittier9.9 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences10.6 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture10.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
University of the West11.2 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Homestead Schools12.3 mi · Torrance · sticker $20,937—a year
CBD College13.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—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 Paramount: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Long Beach City CollegeCalifornia State University-Long BeachEl Camino Community College DistrictEast Los Angeles CollegeUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los Angeles
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k typical debt
California State University-Long Beach69% graduate$64k earnings$14k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
Long Beach City College30% graduate$39k earnings$10k typical debt
El Camino Community College District42% graduate$42k earnings
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
California State University-Dominguez Hills43% graduate$57k earnings$14k 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
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k 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: Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6); North-West College-Long Beach (4); UEI College-Gardena (5); American Career College-Anaheim (2); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); Homestead Schools (2); North-West College-Anaheim (4); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology (2); American Career College-Los Angeles (2).

Majors

What students study in Paramount

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

Health professions 100%Everything else 0%

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 Paramount

Is Paramount a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Paramount residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The largest campus in the city, Healthcare Career College, has 381 students on campus.

What colleges are in Paramount?

Healthcare Career College is inside the city. Long Beach City College is 4.9 miles from the center, in Long Beach, Cerritos College is 4.1 miles from the center, in Norwalk, and Compton College is 2.9 miles from the center, in Compton.

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

Compton College in Compton, 2.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,142 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $12,647, counts housing and food at full cost.

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

Tuition and fees are $7,449 a year in-state and $20,049 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,303 (under $30,000 income) to $18,947 (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 Paramount. 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 →