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Colleges in and near San Gabriel

California State University-Los Angeles is 4.5 miles from San Gabriel

No college sits inside San Gabriel’s boundary, but California State University-Los Angeles’s campus in Los Angeles, with 23,850 students on campus, is 4.5 miles from the center of town, and Pasadena City College is 3.6 miles away in Pasadena. About 7% of San Gabriel’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

California Institute of TechnologyPasadena City CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles 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 San Gabriel. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
55
218,579 students on campus
Nearest college
3 mi
Alhambra Medical University
Residents in college
7%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
3.6 mi
Pasadena City College · $1,180 tuition
Nearest public university
4.5 mi
California State University-Los Angeles · $7,160 in-state
Median household income
$90K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from San Gabriel

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

Four colleges within 4.7 milesCalifornia Institute of Technology admits 3% of applicants; California State University-Los Angeles admits 91%. Together they have 61,651 students on campus.A community college 3.6 miles awayPasadena City College in Pasadena: tuition and fees $1,180 a year for California residents.In-state price at California State University-Los AngelesLiving in California, California State University-Los Angeles charges $7,160 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $19,760. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 7% 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 San Gabriel

44 private colleges within 14.5 miles, one public college within 4.5 miles, and 12 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Los AngelesMt San Antonio CollegeSan Gabriel
University or collegeCommunity college
Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 3 mi · AlhambraPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 3.1 mi · Alhambra$28knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.California Institute of Advanced ManagementUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 3.1 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 3.3 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 3.5 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduatePasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 3.6 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Institute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 4.2 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 4.3 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsFuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 4.4 mi · Pasadena · mostly online60% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 4.5 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsProvidence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 4.5 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 4.7 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Saybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 5.1 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 5.1 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Integrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 5.6 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduatePremiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 6.2 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 6.4 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Occidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 6.8 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 6.9 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 7.1 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 8.4 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsNorth-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 8.7 mi · West Covina$30knet price68%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSONUniversity or college · For-profit · 218 on campus · 8.7 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Glendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 8.9 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Whittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 8.9 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 9.6 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.Glendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 9.7 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.American Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 9.8 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsFIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 9.9 mi · Los AngelesCalifornia College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 10 mi · Los AngelesLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 10.7 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition 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 · 11.1 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.Southwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 11.1 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 11.1 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 11.2 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.ATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 11.5 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsInterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 11.6 mi · West Covina · mostly online$28knet price97%graduate$36kearnings77% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 11.7 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 11.8 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 11.9 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 12.1 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsAmerican Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 12.1 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 12.3 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsCitrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 12.4 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 13.2 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Southern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 13.6 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Musicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 13.7 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 13.9 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 14 mi · Los AngelesNew York Film AcademyUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,238 on campus · 14.1 mi · Burbank$39knet price68%graduate$30kearningsYeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 14.2 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsCharles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 14.3 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 14.4 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Healthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 14.5 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsMt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 14.8 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 San Gabriel’s median household income ($90,488) falls.

Cerritos College14.4 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
California State University-Los Angeles4.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
Citrus College12.4 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$9,029a year
Pasadena City College3.6 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$9,136a year
Mt San Antonio College14.8 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$11,065a year
Glendale Community College8.9 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$13,944a year
Healthcare Career College14.5 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
Los Angeles City College11.1 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$14,784a year
East Los Angeles College4.7 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College10.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$16,399a year
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary14.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$16,940a year
Rio Hondo College6.4 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,305a year
Integrity College of Health5.6 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178$18,055a year
California Institute of Technology3.3 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$18,753a year
University of Southern California11.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$24,976a year
Premiere Career College6.2 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$25,469a year
American Medical Sciences Center9.8 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,745a year
Whittier College8.9 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Occidental College6.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$28,033a year
Biola University13.9 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina11.6 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442$29,968a year
Platt College-Los Angeles3.1 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$31,116a year
Angeles College11.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854$31,390a year
Los Angeles Film School13.2 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$31,598a year
North-West College-West Covina8.7 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193$32,242a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science14.3 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$33,075a year
American Career College-Los Angeles11.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$34,343a year
Smith Chason College11.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$36,953a year
New York Film Academy14.1 mi · Burbank · sticker $62,210$42,667a year
Art Center College of Design7.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$45,677a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON8.7 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247$48,232a year
Musicians Institute13.7 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$49,296a year
Los Angeles College of Music4.3 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$49,455a year
Glendale Career College9.7 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,013a year
University of the West3.5 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Providence Christian College4.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture8.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
ATI College-Whittier11.5 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
CBD College12.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
Azusa Pacific University12.3 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences13.6 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—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 San Gabriel: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Pasadena City CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesEast Los Angeles CollegeUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCerritos CollegeMt San Antonio College
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k typical debt
California State University-Los Angeles53% graduate$59k earnings$13k typical debt
Mt San Antonio College45% graduate$46k earnings$6k typical debt
East Los Angeles College37% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
Pasadena City College48% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k typical debt
Glendale Community College37% graduate$42k earnings$9k typical debt
Citrus College41% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Los Angeles City College29% graduate$36k earnings$13k typical debt
Azusa Pacific University62% graduate$67k earnings$23k 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-Los Angeles (4); Institute of Culinary Education (2); North-West College-West Covina (2); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); Glendale Career College (5); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4).

Questions about college near San Gabriel

Is San Gabriel a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 San Gabriel residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Alhambra Medical University, is 3 miles away in Alhambra.

What colleges are near San Gabriel?

55 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Southern California (11.8 miles, 41,282 students on campus), California State University-Los Angeles (4.5 miles, 23,850) and Mt San Antonio College (14.8 miles, 21,946).

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

Pasadena City College in Pasadena, 3.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,180 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $3,864, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does California State University-Los Angeles cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $7,160 a year in-state and $19,760 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,877 (under $30,000 income) to $13,578 (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 San Gabriel. 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 →