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Colleges in and near Villa Park

Chapman University is 2.9 miles from Villa Park

No college sits inside Villa Park’s boundary, but Chapman University’s campus in Orange, with 9,961 students on campus, is 2.9 miles from the center of town, and Santiago Canyon College is 3 miles away in Orange. About 4% of Villa Park’s residents are enrolled in college, below California (8%).

Chapman UniversitySantiago Canyon 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 Villa Park. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
35
190,327 students on campus
Nearest college
2.9 mi
Chapman University
Residents in college
4%
Below CA (8%)
Nearest community college
3 mi
Santiago Canyon College · $1,164 tuition
Nearest public university
6 mi
Santa Ana College · $1,180 in-state
Median household income
$202K
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What stands out about college from Villa Park

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

Two colleges within 3 milesChapman University admits 65% of applicants. Together they have 17,815 students on campus.A community college 3 miles awaySantiago Canyon College in Orange: tuition and fees $1,164 a year for California residents.In-state price at Santa Ana CollegeLiving in California, Santa Ana College charges $1,180 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $10,756. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 4% of residentsBelow California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Villa Park

25 private colleges within 14.2 miles, two public colleges within 11.9 miles, and eight community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State University-FullertonUniversity of California-IrvineSanta Ana CollegeVilla Park
University or collegeCommunity college
Chapman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,961 on campus · 2.9 mi · Orange65%admitted$47knet price82%graduate$70kearningsSantiago Canyon CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,854 on campus · 3 mi · Orange$2knet price48%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,164 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Platt College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 3.9 mi · Anaheim$23knet price64%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.The Chicago School at AnaheimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 4.2 mi · Anaheim$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.South Coast CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 241 on campus · 4.2 mi · Orange$17knet price17%graduate$45kearningsCalifornia Career InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 517 on campus · 4.4 mi · AnaheimWest Coast University-Orange CountyUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,873 on campus · 5.8 mi · Anaheim$33knet price60%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Hope International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 656 on campus · 5.9 mi · Fullerton33%admitted$29knet price49%graduate$50kearningsSanta Ana CollegeCommunity college · Public · 18,643 on campus · 6 mi · Santa Ana$3knet price31%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California State University-FullertonUniversity or college · Public · 38,210 on campus · 6.1 mi · Fullerton91%admitted$7knet price70%graduate$63kearningsMarshall B Ketchum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 6.5 mi · FullertonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Career Networks InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 971 on campus · 7 mi · Santa Ana$50knet price89%graduate$45kearningsFullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 7.3 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 7.6 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateConcorde Career College-Garden GroveUniversity or college · For-profit · 202 on campus · 7.9 mi · Garden Grove97%admitted$25knet price84%graduate$46kearningsSouthern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 8.1 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsNorth-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 8.6 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.South Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 8.7 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Grace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 9.1 mi · Fullerton100%graduateWestcliff UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,526 on campus · 9.4 mi · Irvine73%admitted$35knet price62%graduateAmerican Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 9.7 mi · Anaheim$31knet price70%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Coastline Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 728 on campus · 9.8 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online$16knet price34%graduate$44kearnings92% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Stanbridge UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,637 on campus · 10 mi · Irvine10%admitted$45knet price62%graduate$62kearningsIrvine Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,416 on campus · 10.1 mi · Irvine$2knet price57%graduate$49kearningsTuition and fees: $1,156 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pacific CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 238 on campus · 10.2 mi · Costa Mesa56%admitted$29knet price62%graduate$70kearningsConcordia University-IrvineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,999 on campus · 11.4 mi · Irvine66%admitted$28knet price58%graduate$65kearningsOrange Coast CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,830 on campus · 11.7 mi · Costa Mesa$7knet price48%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $1,392 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of California-IrvineUniversity or college · Public · 35,954 on campus · 11.9 mi · Irvine29%admitted$14knet price87%graduate$81kearningsVanguard University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,956 on campus · 11.9 mi · Costa Mesa62%admitted$21knet price57%graduate$60kearningsSouthern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 12.2 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 · 12.3 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Golden West CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,281 on campus · 12.5 mi · Huntington Beach$5knet price49%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,380 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Interior Designers InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 107 on campus · 12.6 mi · Newport Beach$55kearningsBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 13.1 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 14.2 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearnings

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 Villa Park’s median household income ($202,245) falls.

Irvine Valley College10.1 mi · Irvine · sticker $13,001 · tuition $1,156$9,432a year
Cypress College12.3 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$10,001a year
Santa Ana College6 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $12,375 · tuition $1,180$10,160a year
Santiago Canyon College3 mi · Orange · sticker $13,818 · tuition $1,164$11,014a year
Fullerton College7.3 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$11,574a year
Bethesda University7.6 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$13,575a year
Orange Coast College11.7 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $15,561 · tuition $1,392$13,862a year
California State University-Fullerton6.1 mi · Fullerton · sticker $18,269$15,631a year
South Coast College4.2 mi · Orange · sticker $18,982$18,982a year
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove7.9 mi · Garden Grove · sticker $29,040$26,760a year
Vanguard University of Southern California11.9 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $52,665$27,684a year
Platt College-Anaheim3.9 mi · Anaheim · sticker $28,170$28,170a year
University of California-Irvine11.9 mi · Irvine · sticker $38,632$30,546a year
Concordia University-Irvine11.4 mi · Irvine · sticker $58,682$31,967a year
American Career College-Anaheim9.7 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$33,914a year
Hope International University5.9 mi · Fullerton · sticker $51,784$34,049a year
West Coast University-Orange County5.8 mi · Anaheim · sticker $34,887$34,887a year
Biola University13.1 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$37,314a year
Southern California Institute of Technology8.1 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$37,884a year
Westcliff University9.4 mi · Irvine · sticker $44,210$40,799a year
Stanbridge University10 mi · Irvine · sticker $49,714$49,714a year
Career Networks Institute7 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $52,552$52,552a year
Chapman University2.9 mi · Orange · sticker $83,146$55,066a year
North-West College-Anaheim8.6 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922—a year
Coastline Community College9.8 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online · sticker $24,290 · tuition $1,364—a year
Pacific College10.2 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $30,789—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences12.2 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
Golden West College12.5 mi · Huntington Beach · sticker $14,618 · tuition $1,380—a year
ATI College-Whittier14.2 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—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 Villa Park: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Santa Ana CollegeCalifornia State University-FullertonFullerton CollegeOrange Coast CollegeUniversity of California-IrvineCypress College
California State University-Fullerton70% graduate$63k earnings$14k typical debt
University of California-Irvine87% graduate$81k earnings$15k typical debt
Santa Ana College31% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Orange Coast College48% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
Fullerton College34% graduate$43k earnings$4k typical debt
Cypress College37% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Chapman University82% graduate$70k earnings$20k typical debt
Santiago Canyon College48% graduate$45k earnings$5k typical debt
Irvine Valley College57% graduate$49k earnings$6k typical debt
Golden West College49% graduate$43k earnings$7k typical debt
Biola University68% graduate$57k earnings$24k typical debt
West Coast University-Orange County60% graduate$103k earnings*$33k 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-Anaheim (4); West Coast University-Orange County (6); North-West College-Anaheim (4); American Career College-Anaheim (2).

Questions about college near Villa Park

Is Villa Park a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Villa Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, Chapman University, is 2.9 miles away in Orange.

What colleges are near Villa Park?

35 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fullerton (6.1 miles, 38,210 students on campus), the University of California-Irvine (11.9 miles, 35,954) and Santa Ana College (6 miles, 18,643).

What is the closest community college to Villa Park, and what does it cost?

Santiago Canyon College in Orange, 3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,164 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $2,129, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Santa Ana College cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $1,180 a year in-state and $10,756 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,970 (under $30,000 income) to $10,160 (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 Villa Park. 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 →