Photo: Seauton, 4 March 2019 · CC BY-SA 4.0Moreno Valley College is 6.8 miles from Perris
No college sits inside Perris’ boundary, but Moreno Valley College’s campus in Moreno Valley, with 5,560 students on campus, is 6.8 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Perris’ 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 Perris. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Perris
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Perris
One private college within 10.8 miles, one public college within 14 miles, and two community colleges.
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 $75–110k, where Perris’ median household income ($88,911) 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 Perris: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Platt College-Riverside (4).
Questions about college near Perris
Is Perris a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Perris residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Moreno Valley College, is 6.8 miles away in Moreno Valley.
What colleges are near Perris?
Within 15 miles: Moreno Valley College (6.8 miles, 5,560 students on campus), Platt College-Riverside (10.8 miles, 416), the University of California-Riverside (14 miles, 26,138) and Mt San Jacinto Community College District (14.5 miles, 17,046).
What is the closest community college to Perris, and what does it cost?
Moreno Valley College in Moreno Valley, 6.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,428 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $6,483, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of California-Riverside cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $15,606 a year in-state and $49,806 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,852 (under $30,000 income) to $30,393 (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 Perris. 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 →