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Colleges in and near South Monrovia Island

Premiere Career College is 3 miles from South Monrovia Island

No college sits inside South Monrovia Island’s boundary, but Premiere Career College’s campus in Irwindale, with 106 students on campus, is 3 miles from the center of town, and Citrus College is 6.3 miles away in Glendora. About 8% of South Monrovia Island’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 Monrovia Island. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
38
167,808 students on campus
Nearest college
3 mi
Premiere Career College
Residents in college
8%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
6.3 mi
Citrus College · $1,204 tuition
Nearest public university
7.5 mi
Rio Hondo College · $1,388 in-state
Median household income
$104K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from South Monrovia Island

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

A college 3 miles awayPremiere Career College has 106 students on campus in Irwindale, 52% of whom graduate within three years.A community college 6.3 miles awayCitrus College in Glendora: tuition and fees $1,204 a year for California residents.In-state price at Rio Hondo CollegeLiving in California, Rio Hondo College charges $1,388 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $9,884. 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 Monrovia Island

29 private colleges within 15 miles, two public colleges within 11 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State University-Los AngelesMt San Antonio CollegeSouth Monrovia Island
University or collegeCommunity college
Premiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 3 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsNorth-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 4.4 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 · 4.4 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 6.2 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsCitrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 6.3 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 6.6 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.Pasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 7.1 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 7.3 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 7.5 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 7.5 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsInstitute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 8.3 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 8.4 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.Integrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 8.4 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateProvidence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 8.5 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsLos Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 8.9 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsPacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 9.1 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Saybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 9.2 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Alhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 9.2 mi · AlhambraPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 9.3 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 · 9.3 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Life Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 359 on campus · 9.7 mi · San Dimas96%admitted$21knet price40%graduate$43kearningsMt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 10 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Whittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 10.2 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsEast 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.California State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 10.6 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaUniversity or college · Public · 25,991 on campus · 11 mi · Pomona75%admitted$12knet price68%graduate$72kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 11.3 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 12.1 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 12.3 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsUniversity of La VerneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,321 on campus · 12.8 mi · La Verne71%admitted$20knet price63%graduate$65kearningsLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 13.1 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsGlendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 13.6 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 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 · 13.9 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Southern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 14.6 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsWestern University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,621 on campus · 14.9 mi · PomonaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Glendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 14.9 mi · Glendale$49knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Biola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 15 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsAmerican Medical Sciences CenterUniversity or college · For-profit · 200 on campus · 15 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearnings

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 South Monrovia Island’s median household income ($104,444) falls.

California State University-Los Angeles10.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
Citrus College6.3 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$9,029a year
Pasadena City College7.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$9,136a year
Mt San Antonio College10 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$11,065a year
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona11 mi · Pomona · sticker $23,955$13,894a year
Glendale Community College13.6 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$13,944a year
East Los Angeles College10.5 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Rio Hondo College7.5 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,305a year
Integrity College of Health8.4 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178$18,055a year
California Institute of Technology7.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$18,753a year
Life Pacific University9.7 mi · San Dimas · sticker $35,062$23,108a year
Premiere Career College3 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$25,469a year
American Medical Sciences Center15 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,745a year
Whittier College10.2 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Occidental College12.3 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$28,033a year
Biola University15 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina6.6 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442$29,968a year
Platt College-Los Angeles9.3 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$31,116a year
North-West College-West Covina4.4 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193$32,242a year
Art Center College of Design11.3 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$45,677a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON4.4 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247$48,232a year
Los Angeles College of Music8.9 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$49,455a year
Glendale Career College14.9 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,013a year
Azusa Pacific University6.2 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313—a year
University of the West7.3 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Providence Christian College8.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
ATI College-Whittier12.1 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
University of La Verne12.8 mi · La Verne · sticker $62,278—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences13.9 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture14.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—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 South Monrovia Island: 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 CollegeRio Hondo CollegeMt San Antonio CollegeEast Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesCalifornia State Polytechnic University-Pomona
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona68% graduate$72k earnings$16k 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
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
Azusa Pacific University62% graduate$67k earnings$23k typical debt
University of La Verne63% graduate$65k earnings$24k typical debt
Biola University68% graduate$57k earnings$24k typical debt
California Institute of Technology94% graduate$129k earnings

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-West Covina (2); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); Institute of Culinary Education (2); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); Glendale Career College (5).

Questions about college near South Monrovia Island

Is South Monrovia Island a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 South Monrovia Island residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Premiere Career College, is 3 miles away in Irwindale.

What colleges are near South Monrovia Island?

38 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (11 miles, 25,991 students on campus), California State University-Los Angeles (10.6 miles, 23,850) and Mt San Antonio College (10 miles, 21,946).

What is the closest community college to South Monrovia Island, and what does it cost?

Citrus College in Glendora, 6.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,204 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $4,135, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Rio Hondo College cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $1,388 a year in-state and $9,884 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,549 (under $30,000 income) to $17,355 (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 Monrovia Island. 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 →