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Colleges in and near Sierra Madre

Pasadena City College is 4.2 miles from Sierra Madre

No college sits inside Sierra Madre’s boundary, but Pasadena City College’s campus in Pasadena, with 17,485 students on campus, is 4.2 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Sierra Madre’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Pasadena City CollegeCalifornia Institute of Technology

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 Sierra Madre. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
36
137,174 students on campus
Nearest college
4.2 mi
Pasadena City College
Residents in college
7%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
4.2 mi
Pasadena City College · $1,180 tuition
Nearest public university
9.8 mi
California State University-Los Angeles · $7,160 in-state
Median household income
$144K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Sierra Madre

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

Two colleges within 4.8 milesCalifornia Institute of Technology admits 3% of applicants. Together they have 19,948 students on campus.A community college 4.2 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 Sierra Madre

27 private colleges within 15 miles, one public college within 9.8 miles, and eight community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miMt San Antonio CollegeEast Los Angeles CollegeSierra Madre
University or collegeCommunity college
Pasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 4.2 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Integrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 4.7 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateCalifornia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 4.8 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsFuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 5.3 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.Institute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 5.4 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Providence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 5.4 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsSaybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 5.9 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 5.9 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Los Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 6.1 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsPremiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 7 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 7.7 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 8.3 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 · 8.3 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 8.3 mi · AlhambraUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 8.7 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateNorth-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 8.8 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 · 8.8 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Citrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 9.6 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 9.6 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 9.6 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 9.8 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsGlendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 10.1 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 10.3 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.East Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 10.5 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 11 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.Glendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 11.8 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 11.8 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsAmerican Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 11.9 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 13.2 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 13.5 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsLife Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 359 on campus · 13.5 mi · San Dimas96%admitted$21knet price40%graduate$43kearningsMt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 14.3 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 14.4 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.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 14.8 mi · Los AngelesLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 14.9 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.California College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 15 mi · Los Angeles

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 Sierra Madre’s median household income ($143,547) falls.

Mt San Antonio College14.3 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$10,852a year
Pasadena City College4.2 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$11,261a year
Glendale Community College10.1 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$11,964a year
Citrus College9.6 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$12,665a year
California State University-Los Angeles9.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$13,578a year
East Los Angeles College10.5 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$16,430a year
Rio Hondo College10.3 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,355a year
Life Pacific University13.5 mi · San Dimas · sticker $35,062$25,877a year
American Medical Sciences Center11.9 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,996a year
Azusa Pacific University9.6 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313$27,193a year
Whittier College13.2 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$30,599a year
Premiere Career College7 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$32,314a year
Los Angeles College of Music6.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$44,642a year
Glendale Career College11.8 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,858a year
California Institute of Technology4.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$54,157a year
Occidental College9.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$54,959a year
Art Center College of Design7.7 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$61,144a year
Integrity College of Health4.7 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178—a year
Providence Christian College5.4 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
Platt College-Los Angeles8.3 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164—a year
University of the West8.7 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
North-West College-West Covina8.8 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193—a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON8.8 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247—a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina11 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture13.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
Los Angeles City College14.9 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238—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 Sierra Madre: 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 AngelesGlendaleRio Hondo CollegeEast Los Angeles CollegeMt San Antonio College
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
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k 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
California Institute of Technology94% graduate$129k earnings
Art Center College of Design79% graduate$72k earnings$31k typical debt
Occidental College81% graduate$76k 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: Institute of Culinary Education (2); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); North-West College-West Covina (2); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); Glendale Career College (5); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8).

Questions about college near Sierra Madre

Is Sierra Madre a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 Sierra Madre residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Pasadena City College, is 4.2 miles away in Pasadena.

What colleges are near Sierra Madre?

36 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Los Angeles (9.8 miles, 23,850 students on campus), Mt San Antonio College (14.3 miles, 21,946) and East Los Angeles College (10.5 miles, 17,853).

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

Pasadena City College in Pasadena, 4.2 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 Sierra Madre. 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 →