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Colleges in and near Rossmoor

California State University-Long Beach is 1.9 miles from Rossmoor

No college sits inside Rossmoor’s boundary, but California State University-Long Beach’s campus in Long Beach, with 38,193 students on campus, is 1.9 miles from the center of town, and Cypress College is 4.2 miles away in Cypress. About 6% of Rossmoor’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

California State University-Long BeachCypress CollegeLong Beach City CollegeUniversal Technical Institute-Southern California

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 Rossmoor. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
44
227,975 students on campus
Nearest college
1.9 mi
California State University-Long Beach
Residents in college
6%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
4.2 mi
Cypress College · $1,150 tuition
Nearest public university
1.9 mi
California State University-Long Beach · $7,350 in-state
Median household income
$212K
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What stands out about college from Rossmoor

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

Four colleges within 4.5 milesCalifornia State University-Long Beach admits 46% of applicants. Together they have 67,618 students on campus.In-state price at California State University-Long BeachLiving in California, California State University-Long Beach charges $7,350 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $19,950. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 4.2 miles awayCypress College in Cypress: tuition and fees $1,150 a year for California residents.Students are 6% 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 Rossmoor

31 private colleges within 14.9 miles, three public colleges within 12.9 miles, and 10 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State University-FullertonCalifornia State University-Long BeachSanta Ana CollegeRossmoor
University or collegeCommunity college
California State University-Long BeachUniversity or college · Public · 38,193 on campus · 1.9 mi · Long Beach46%admitted$10knet price69%graduate$64kearningsNorth-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 4 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Cypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 4.2 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Long Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 4.4 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 · 4.5 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.American University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 523 on campus · 5.3 mi · Signal Hill50%admitted50%graduate$94kearningsGolden West CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,281 on campus · 5.9 mi · Huntington Beach$5knet price49%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,380 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 6.1 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsNational Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 6.2 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 6.9 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 7.4 mi · Anaheim$31knet price70%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.North-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 7.8 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Healthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 8 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsSouth Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 8.1 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Southern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 8.2 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsConcorde Career College-Garden GroveUniversity or college · For-profit · 202 on campus · 8.2 mi · Garden Grove97%admitted$25knet price84%graduate$46kearningsBethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 8.8 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateGrace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 8.9 mi · Fullerton100%graduateBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 9 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsCompton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 9.7 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.West Coast University-Orange CountyUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,873 on campus · 9.8 mi · Anaheim$33knet price60%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Coastline Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 728 on campus · 10 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.Southern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 10.8 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Fullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 11.1 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California Career InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 517 on campus · 11.2 mi · AnaheimSanta Ana CollegeCommunity college · Public · 18,643 on campus · 11.3 mi · Santa Ana$3knet price31%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 11.4 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsThe Chicago School at AnaheimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 11.4 mi · Anaheim$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Los Angeles Harbor CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,447 on campus · 11.7 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.Platt College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 11.7 mi · Anaheim$23knet price64%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.South Coast CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 241 on campus · 11.8 mi · Orange$17knet price17%graduate$45kearningsATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 11.9 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsHope International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 656 on campus · 12.7 mi · Fullerton33%admitted$29knet price49%graduate$50kearningsOrange Coast CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,830 on campus · 12.8 mi · Costa Mesa$7knet price48%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $1,392 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-FullertonUniversity or college · Public · 38,210 on campus · 12.9 mi · Fullerton91%admitted$7knet price70%graduate$63kearningsChapman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,961 on campus · 13.1 mi · Orange65%admitted$47knet price82%graduate$70kearningsMarshall B Ketchum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 13.1 mi · FullertonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 13.3 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 13.4 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsVanguard University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,956 on campus · 13.5 mi · Costa Mesa62%admitted$21knet price57%graduate$60kearningsUEI 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.Pacific CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 238 on campus · 14.1 mi · Costa Mesa56%admitted$29knet price62%graduate$70kearningsCareer Networks InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 971 on campus · 14.2 mi · Santa Ana$50knet price89%graduate$45kearningsStanbridge UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,637 on campus · 14.9 mi · Irvine10%admitted$45knet price62%graduate$62kearnings

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 Over $110k, where Rossmoor’s median household income ($211,597) falls.

Cerritos College6.9 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$7,901a year
Cypress College4.2 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$10,001a year
Long Beach City College4.4 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$10,089a year
Santa Ana College11.3 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $12,375 · tuition $1,180$10,160a year
Fullerton College11.1 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$11,574a year
Bethesda University8.8 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$13,575a year
Orange Coast College12.8 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $15,561 · tuition $1,392$13,862a year
California State University-Fullerton12.9 mi · Fullerton · sticker $18,269$15,631a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills11.4 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$18,947a year
South Coast College11.8 mi · Orange · sticker $18,982$18,982a year
Los Angeles Harbor College11.7 mi · Wilmington · mostly online · sticker $21,772 · tuition $1,238$19,227a year
California State University-Long Beach1.9 mi · Long Beach · sticker $22,679$19,750a year
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove8.2 mi · Garden Grove · sticker $29,040$26,760a year
Vanguard University of Southern California13.5 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $52,665$27,684a year
Platt College-Anaheim11.7 mi · Anaheim · sticker $28,170$28,170a year
Whittier College13.4 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$30,599a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California4.5 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$32,461a year
American Career College-Anaheim7.4 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$33,914a year
Hope International University12.7 mi · Fullerton · sticker $51,784$34,049a year
UEI College-Gardena13.9 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105$34,105a year
National Polytechnic College6.2 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$34,762a year
West Coast University-Orange County9.8 mi · Anaheim · sticker $34,887$34,887a year
North-West College-Long Beach4 mi · Long Beach · sticker $36,942$36,184a year
Biola University9 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$37,314a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science13.3 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$37,834a year
Southern California Institute of Technology8.2 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$37,884a year
Stanbridge University14.9 mi · Irvine · sticker $49,714$49,714a year
Career Networks Institute14.2 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $52,552$52,552a year
Chapman University13.1 mi · Orange · sticker $83,146$55,066a year
Golden West College5.9 mi · Huntington Beach · sticker $14,618 · tuition $1,380—a year
PCI College6.1 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—a year
North-West College-Anaheim7.8 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922—a year
Healthcare Career College8 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873—a year
Compton College9.7 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142—a year
Coastline Community College10 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online · sticker $24,290 · tuition $1,364—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences10.8 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
ATI College-Whittier11.9 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
Pacific College14.1 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $30,789—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 Rossmoor: 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 →California State University-Long BeachLong Beach City CollegeCerritos CollegeSanta Ana CollegeOrange Coast CollegeCalifornia State University-Fullerton
California State University-Fullerton70% graduate$63k earnings$14k typical debt
California State University-Long Beach69% graduate$64k earnings$14k typical debt
Santa Ana College31% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Long Beach City College30% graduate$39k earnings$10k typical debt
Orange Coast College48% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
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
Cypress College37% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Chapman University82% graduate$70k earnings$20k typical debt
Golden West College49% graduate$43k earnings$7k 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: North-West College-Long Beach (4); Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6); American Career College-Anaheim (2); North-West College-Anaheim (4); West Coast University-Orange County (6); Platt College-Anaheim (4); UEI College-Gardena (5).

Questions about college near Rossmoor

Is Rossmoor a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Rossmoor residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, California State University-Long Beach, is 1.9 miles away in Long Beach.

What colleges are near Rossmoor?

44 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fullerton (12.9 miles, 38,210 students on campus), California State University-Long Beach (1.9 miles, 38,193) and Santa Ana College (11.3 miles, 18,643).

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

Cypress College in Cypress, 4.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,150 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $4,606, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does California State University-Long Beach cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $7,350 a year in-state and $19,950 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,183 (under $30,000 income) to $19,750 (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 Rossmoor. 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 →