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Colleges in and near Temple City

Pasadena City College is 4.5 miles from Temple City

No college sits inside Temple City’s boundary, but Pasadena City College’s campus in Pasadena, with 17,485 students on campus, is 4.5 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Temple City’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 Temple City. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
50
239,989 students on campus
Nearest college
4.1 mi
University of the West
Residents in college
7%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
4.5 mi
Pasadena City College · $1,180 tuition
Nearest public university
5.9 mi
Rio Hondo College · $1,388 in-state
Median household income
$104K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Temple City

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

Two colleges within 4.6 milesCalifornia Institute of Technology admits 3% of applicants. Together they have 19,948 students on campus.A community college 4.5 miles awayPasadena City College in Pasadena: tuition and fees $1,180 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 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 Temple City

38 private colleges within 14.5 miles, two public colleges within 13.9 miles, and 11 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaTemple City
University or collegeCommunity college
University of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 4.1 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduatePremiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 4.1 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsPasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 4.5 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 4.6 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsAlhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 5.4 mi · AlhambraPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 5.5 mi · Alhambra$28knet price63%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Institute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 5.5 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.California Institute of Advanced ManagementUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 5.5 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Fuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 5.7 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.Providence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 5.8 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 5.9 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 5.9 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsSaybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 6.4 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 6.4 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 · 6.4 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateNorth-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 6.5 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 · 6.6 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.East Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 6.7 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 · 6.8 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 8.6 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsWhittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 8.7 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 8.9 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 9.2 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsInterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 9.4 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.Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 9.9 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsCitrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 10.1 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Glendale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,661 on campus · 10.7 mi · Glendale$8knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,191 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Southern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 10.8 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 11.1 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsGlendale Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 854 on campus · 11.7 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 · 11.8 mi · Glendale$22knet price75%graduate$30kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 12 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 · 12.2 mi · Los AngelesCalifornia College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 12.3 mi · Los AngelesMt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 12.7 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 13 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition 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 · 13.1 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Life Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 359 on campus · 13.1 mi · San Dimas96%admitted$21knet price40%graduate$43kearningsLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 13.4 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.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 13.4 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 · 13.5 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Southwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 13.5 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Biola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 13.8 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaUniversity or college · Public · 25,991 on campus · 13.9 mi · Pomona75%admitted$12knet price68%graduate$72kearningsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 14.1 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsAngeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 14.1 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsSmith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 14.3 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsAmerican Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 14.4 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 14.5 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 15 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition 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 Temple City’s median household income ($104,425) falls.

Cerritos College15 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
California State University-Los Angeles6.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
Citrus College10.1 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$9,029a year
Pasadena City College4.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$9,136a year
Mt San Antonio College12.7 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$11,065a year
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona13.9 mi · Pomona · sticker $23,955$13,894a year
Glendale Community College10.7 mi · Glendale · sticker $17,501 · tuition $1,191$13,944a year
Los Angeles City College13.4 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$14,784a year
East Los Angeles College6.7 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College13 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$16,399a year
Rio Hondo College5.9 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,305a year
Integrity College of Health6.4 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178$18,055a year
California Institute of Technology4.6 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$18,753a year
Life Pacific University13.1 mi · San Dimas · sticker $35,062$23,108a year
University of Southern California14.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$24,976a year
Premiere Career College4.1 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$25,469a year
American Medical Sciences Center11.8 mi · Glendale · sticker $27,293$25,745a year
Whittier College8.7 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Occidental College8.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$28,033a year
Biola University13.8 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina9.4 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442$29,968a year
Platt College-Los Angeles5.5 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$31,116a year
Angeles College14.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854$31,390a year
North-West College-West Covina6.5 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193$32,242a year
American Career College-Los Angeles13.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$34,343a year
Smith Chason College14.3 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$36,953a year
Art Center College of Design8.6 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$45,677a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON6.6 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247$48,232a year
Los Angeles College of Music5.9 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$49,455a year
Glendale Career College11.7 mi · Glendale · sticker $51,802$50,013a year
University of the West4.1 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Providence Christian College5.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
Azusa Pacific University9.9 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture10.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
ATI College-Whittier11.1 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences13.1 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
CBD College14.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—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 Temple City: 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 CollegeEast Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesMt San Antonio CollegeCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaUniversity of Southern California
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k typical debt
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
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

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); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); Glendale Career College (5); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); American Career College-Los Angeles (2).

Questions about college near Temple City

Is Temple City a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 Temple City residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, the University of the West, is 4.1 miles away in Rosemead.

What colleges are near Temple City?

50 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Southern California (14.1 miles, 41,282 students on campus), California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (13.9 miles, 25,991) and California State University-Los Angeles (6.8 miles, 23,850).

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

Pasadena City College in Pasadena, 4.5 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 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 Temple City. 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 →