Colleges in and near South Gate
Compton College is 4.7 miles from South Gate
No college sits inside South Gate’s boundary, but Compton College’s campus in Compton, with 3,330 students on campus, is 4.7 miles from the center of town. About 8% of South Gate’s 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 South Gate. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
70
296,378 students on campus
Nearest college
3.1 mi
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Residents in college
8%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
4.7 mi
Compton College · $1,142 tuition
Nearest public university
6.6 mi
California State University-Dominguez Hills · $7,449 in-state
Median household income
$75K
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What stands out about college from South Gate
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
A community college 4.7 miles awayCompton College has 3,330 students on campus in Compton, 27% of whom graduate within three years.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 South Gate
53 private colleges within 15 miles, three public colleges within 12.1 miles, and 16 community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 3.1 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsHealthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 4.5 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsCompton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 4.7 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 · 6.4 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsLos Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 6.5 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.UEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 6.5 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.California State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 6.6 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 6.8 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.East Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 7.1 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 7.2 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 7.3 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 7.5 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsLos Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 7.5 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 · 7.6 mi · Los AngelesFIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 7.9 mi · Los AngelesThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 8.2 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.Long Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 8.3 mi · Long Beach$6knet price30%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $1,556 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 8.3 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 8.6 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsUniversal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,447 on campus · 8.6 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.El Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 15,562 on campus · 8.9 mi · Torrance$6knet price42%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,144 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 9.4 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 9.5 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsAlhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 9.7 mi · AlhambraSouthwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 9.8 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Platt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 9.8 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 · 9.9 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Angeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 10.1 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsUniversity of West Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 256 on campus · 10.1 mi · InglewoodNorth-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 10.2 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Smith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 10.3 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsAmerican University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 523 on campus · 10.3 mi · Signal Hill50%admitted50%graduate$94kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 10.4 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 10.5 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Biola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 10.6 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsSpartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 319 on campus · 10.6 mi · Inglewood$33knet price64%graduate$62kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.ATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 10.8 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsAmerican Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 10.9 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 · 11 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Los Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 11.4 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.Antioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 888 on campus · 11.4 mi · Culver City$52kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.West Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,805 on campus · 11.9 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.California State University-Long BeachUniversity or college · Public · 38,193 on campus · 12.1 mi · Long Beach46%admitted$10knet price69%graduate$64kearningsLos Angeles Harbor CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,447 on campus · 12.1 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 · 12.1 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Cypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 12.5 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Occidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 12.7 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsLoyola Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,533 on campus · 12.9 mi · Los Angeles45%admitted$48knet price79%graduate$78kearningsOtis College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,284 on campus · 12.9 mi · Los Angeles82%admitted$51knet price66%graduate$58kearningsHomestead SchoolsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 178 on campus · 13 mi · Torrance$16knet price93%graduate$59kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.American Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 13.1 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.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.Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 13.2 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 13.6 mi · Los AngelesMusicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 13.7 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsLos Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 13.7 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsCalifornia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 13.9 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsAmerican Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 14.1 mi · Anaheim$31knet price70%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Institute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 14.2 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 14.4 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.Pasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 14.5 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 14.5 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsProvidence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 14.5 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsGrace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 14.5 mi · Fullerton100%graduateGlendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 14.6 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Saybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 14.6 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 14.6 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Yo San University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 14.7 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Premiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 14.9 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsSouth Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 15 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.
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 $48–75k, where South Gate’s median household income ($74,571) falls.
Los Angeles Southwest College6.5 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238$6,540a year
El Camino Community College District8.9 mi · Torrance · sticker $15,246 · tuition $1,144$8,298a year
West Los Angeles College11.9 mi · Culver City · mostly online · sticker $17,336 · tuition $1,238$11,153a year
Los Angeles City College11.4 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$11,783a year
Homestead Schools13 mi · Torrance · sticker $20,937$13,693a year
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary13.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$13,987a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College7.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$14,008a year
Los Angeles Harbor College12.1 mi · Wilmington · mostly online · sticker $21,772 · tuition $1,238$14,299a year
Whittier College9.5 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$24,973a year
PCI College7.2 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852$29,007a 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 South Gate: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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
Pasadena City College48% graduate$44k earnings$7k 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
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k typical debt
Cypress College37% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Loyola Marymount University79% graduate$78k earnings$20k 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: UEI College-Gardena (5); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); North-West College-Long Beach (4); Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology (2); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); Homestead Schools (2); American Career College-Anaheim (2); Institute of Culinary Education (2); Glendale Career College (5).
Questions about college near South Gate
Is South Gate a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 South Gate residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, is 3.1 miles away in Los Angeles.
What colleges are near South Gate?
70 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Southern California (7.5 miles, 41,282 students on campus), California State University-Long Beach (12.1 miles, 38,193) and California State University-Los Angeles (8.6 miles, 23,850).
What is the closest community college to South Gate, and what does it cost?
Compton College in Compton, 4.7 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 South Gate. 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 →