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Colleges in and near West Puente Valley

Rio Hondo College is 4.4 miles from West Puente Valley

No college sits inside West Puente Valley’s boundary, but Rio Hondo College’s campus in Whittier, with 12,523 students on campus, is 4.4 miles from the center of town. About 7% of West Puente Valley’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Rio Hondo 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 West Puente Valley. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
50
233,310 students on campus
Nearest college
1.7 mi
North-West College-West Covina
Residents in college
7%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
4.4 mi
Rio Hondo College · $1,388 tuition
Nearest public university
4.4 mi
Rio Hondo College · $1,388 in-state
Median household income
$88K
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What stands out about college from West Puente Valley

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

A community college 4.4 miles awayRio Hondo College has 12,523 students on campus in Whittier, 25% of whom graduate within six years.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 West Puente Valley

39 private colleges within 15 miles, three public colleges within 12.7 miles, and eight community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalifornia State University-FullertonCalifornia State University-Los AngelesWest Puente Valley
University or collegeCommunity college
North-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 1.7 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 · 1.7 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Premiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 2.3 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsInterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 4.2 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.Rio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 4.4 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Whittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 6.3 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 6.7 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateMt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 6.9 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 7 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsCitrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,995 on campus · 7.4 mi · Glendora$4knet price41%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,204 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.ATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 7.5 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaUniversity or college · Public · 25,991 on campus · 8.3 mi · Pomona75%admitted$12knet price68%graduate$72kearningsLife Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 359 on campus · 8.5 mi · San Dimas96%admitted$21knet price40%graduate$43kearningsSouthern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 9 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.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.Biola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 10.5 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsAlhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 10.6 mi · AlhambraPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 10.7 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 · 10.7 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pasadena City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,485 on campus · 10.8 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 · 10.8 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 11.6 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsUniversity of La VerneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,321 on campus · 11.6 mi · La Verne71%admitted$20knet price63%graduate$65kearningsInstitute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 11.8 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 11.9 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 · 12 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsLos Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 12.1 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsMarshall B Ketchum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 12.2 mi · FullertonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Fullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 12.5 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Western University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,621 on campus · 12.5 mi · PomonaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Integrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 12.5 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateCalifornia State University-FullertonUniversity or college · Public · 38,210 on campus · 12.7 mi · Fullerton91%admitted$7knet price70%graduate$63kearningsSaybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 12.7 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 12.7 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Grace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 12.8 mi · Fullerton100%graduateHope International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 656 on campus · 13 mi · Fullerton33%admitted$29knet price49%graduate$50kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 13.7 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.American Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 14 mi · Anaheim$31knet price70%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.South Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 14.1 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 14.1 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsKeck Graduate InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 541 on campus · 14.2 mi · ClaremontGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 14.5 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsBethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 14.6 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateNorth-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 14.7 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Pomona CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,664 on campus · 14.8 mi · Claremont7%admitted$19knet price93%graduate$78kearningsSouthern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 14.8 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 14.9 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearningsOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 14.9 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsClaremont Graduate UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,524 on campus · 14.9 mi · Claremont$64kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Claremont McKenna CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,384 on campus · 15 mi · Claremont10%admitted$29knet price91%graduate$105kearnings

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 West Puente Valley’s median household income ($88,279) falls.

Cerritos College13.7 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
California State University-Los Angeles11.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
California State University-Fullerton12.7 mi · Fullerton · sticker $18,269$8,930a year
Citrus College7.4 mi · Glendora · sticker $13,699 · tuition $1,204$9,029a year
Pasadena City College10.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$9,136a year
Fullerton College12.5 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$10,392a year
Mt San Antonio College6.9 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$11,065a year
Bethesda University14.6 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$11,759a year
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona8.3 mi · Pomona · sticker $23,955$13,894a year
East Los Angeles College10.5 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Pomona College14.8 mi · Claremont · sticker $85,300$15,719a year
Rio Hondo College4.4 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,305a year
Integrity College of Health12.5 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178$18,055a year
California Institute of Technology10.8 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$18,753a year
Claremont McKenna College15 mi · Claremont · sticker $86,500$19,325a year
Life Pacific University8.5 mi · San Dimas · sticker $35,062$23,108a year
Premiere Career College2.3 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$25,469a year
Whittier College6.3 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Occidental College14.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$28,033a year
Biola University10.5 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina4.2 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442$29,968a year
Platt College-Los Angeles10.7 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$31,116a year
North-West College-Anaheim14.7 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922$31,247a year
North-West College-West Covina1.7 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193$32,242a year
American Career College-Anaheim14 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$32,492a year
Hope International University13 mi · Fullerton · sticker $51,784$33,634a year
Southern California Institute of Technology14.8 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$35,453a year
Art Center College of Design14.9 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$45,677a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON1.7 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247$48,232a year
Los Angeles College of Music12.1 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$49,455a year
University of the West6.7 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Azusa Pacific University7 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313—a year
ATI College-Whittier7.5 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences9 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
University of La Verne11.6 mi · La Verne · sticker $62,278—a year
Providence Christian College12 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
PCI College14.5 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—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 West Puente Valley: 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 →Mt San Antonio CollegeCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaEast Los Angeles CollegePasadena City CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesCalifornia State University-Fullerton
California State University-Fullerton70% graduate$63k earnings$14k 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
Fullerton College34% graduate$43k earnings$4k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k 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

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); Platt College-Los Angeles (4); Institute of Culinary Education (2); American Career College-Anaheim (2); North-West College-Anaheim (4).

Questions about college near West Puente Valley

Is West Puente Valley a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 West Puente Valley residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, North-West College-West Covina, is 1.7 miles away in West Covina.

What colleges are near West Puente Valley?

50 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fullerton (12.7 miles, 38,210 students on campus), California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (8.3 miles, 25,991) and California State University-Los Angeles (11.6 miles, 23,850).

What is the closest community college to West Puente Valley, and what does it cost?

Rio Hondo College in Whittier, 4.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,388 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $14,379, 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 West Puente Valley. 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 →