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Colleges in and near West Rancho Dominguez

El Camino Community College District is 3.8 miles from West Rancho Dominguez

No college sits inside West Rancho Dominguez’s boundary, but El Camino Community College District’s campus in Torrance, with 15,562 students on campus, is 3.8 miles from the center of town, and Los Angeles Southwest College is 2.7 miles away in Los Angeles. About 5% of West Rancho Dominguez’s residents are enrolled in college, below California (8%).

UEI College-GardenaCalifornia State University-Dominguez HillsEl Camino Community College DistrictCompton 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 Rancho Dominguez. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
54
269,570 students on campus
Nearest college
1.4 mi
UEI College-Gardena
Residents in college
5%
Below CA (8%)
Nearest community college
2.7 mi
Los Angeles Southwest College · $1,238 tuition
Nearest public university
2.8 mi
California State University-Dominguez Hills · $7,449 in-state
Median household income
$87K
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What stands out about college from West Rancho Dominguez

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

Four colleges within 3.8 milesCalifornia State University-Dominguez Hills admits 93% of applicants. Together they have 33,174 students on campus.A community college 2.7 miles awayLos Angeles Southwest College in Los Angeles: tuition and fees $1,238 a year for California residents.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 5% of residentsBelow California (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of West Rancho Dominguez

38 private colleges within 14.7 miles, three public colleges within 12.6 miles, and 15 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Long BeachWest Rancho Dominguez
University or collegeCommunity college
UEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 1.4 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 2.1 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsLos Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 2.7 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.California State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 2.8 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsEl Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 15,562 on campus · 3.8 mi · Torrance$6knet price42%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,144 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Compton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 3.8 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of West Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 256 on campus · 6.5 mi · InglewoodHealthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 6.8 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsSpartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 319 on campus · 7.2 mi · Inglewood$33knet price64%graduate$62kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.National Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 7.7 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 8.1 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsHomestead SchoolsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 178 on campus · 8.1 mi · Torrance$16knet price93%graduate$59kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Los Angeles Harbor CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,447 on campus · 8.2 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.Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 8.8 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Universal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,447 on campus · 8.9 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Antioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 888 on campus · 8.9 mi · Culver City$52kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Long Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 9 mi · Long Beach$6knet price30%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $1,556 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Otis College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,284 on campus · 9.3 mi · Los Angeles82%admitted$51knet price66%graduate$58kearningsAmerican University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 523 on campus · 9.3 mi · Signal Hill50%admitted50%graduate$94kearningsCalifornia College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 9.3 mi · Los AngelesLoyola Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,533 on campus · 9.6 mi · Los Angeles45%admitted$48knet price79%graduate$78kearningsWest Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,805 on campus · 9.7 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.FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 9.7 mi · Los AngelesCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 9.8 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.North-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 9.8 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 9.8 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 9.9 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 10 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.Southwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 10.9 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Smith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 11 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsAngeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 11 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsCBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 11.1 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 11.4 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsEast Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 11.6 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yo San University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 11.8 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.American Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 12.2 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.California State University-Long BeachUniversity or college · Public · 38,193 on campus · 12.3 mi · Long Beach46%admitted$10knet price69%graduate$64kearningsWest Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 12.3 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 12.6 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 12.7 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.Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 157 on campus · 13.3 mi · Los Angeles58%admitted$15knet price12%graduate$48kearningsLos Angeles Film SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,566 on campus · 13.8 mi · Hollywood · mostly online$31knet price41%graduate$32kearnings73% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 169 on campus · 13.9 mi · Los AngelesAlhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 13.9 mi · AlhambraSanta Monica CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,294 on campus · 14 mi · Santa Monica$3knet price36%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,156 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Platt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 14 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 · 14 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Musicians InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 14.2 mi · Hollywood78%admitted$47knet price53%graduate$33kearningsAmerican Film Institute ConservatoryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 389 on campus · 14.3 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Whittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 14.4 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 14.4 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 14.5 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsRAND School of Public PolicyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 14.7 mi · Santa MonicaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Cypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 14.9 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 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 West Rancho Dominguez’s median household income ($86,834) falls.

Cerritos College9.8 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
Santa Monica College14 mi · Santa Monica · sticker $11,162 · tuition $1,156$7,087a year
California State University-Los Angeles12.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$7,355a year
Los Angeles Southwest College2.7 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238$7,420a year
Long Beach City College9 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$10,042a year
Cypress College14.9 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$10,163a year
El Camino Community College District3.8 mi · Torrance · sticker $15,246 · tuition $1,144$11,546a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills2.8 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$12,323a year
California State University-Long Beach12.3 mi · Long Beach · sticker $22,679$12,630a year
West Los Angeles College9.7 mi · Culver City · mostly online · sticker $17,336 · tuition $1,238$14,028a year
Healthcare Career College6.8 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
Los Angeles City College12.7 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238$14,784a year
East Los Angeles College11.6 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$15,346a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College8.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$16,399a year
Compton College3.8 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142$16,689a year
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary13.3 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $31,300$16,940a year
Los Angeles Harbor College8.2 mi · Wilmington · mostly online · sticker $21,772 · tuition $1,238$17,831a year
University of Southern California8.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$24,976a year
Whittier College14.4 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$26,718a year
Biola University14.5 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
Platt College-Los Angeles14 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164$31,116a year
Angeles College11 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854$31,390a year
Los Angeles Film School13.8 mi · Hollywood · mostly online · sticker $38,291$31,598a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California8.9 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$32,469a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science2.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$33,075a year
American Career College-Los Angeles12.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$34,343a year
National Polytechnic College7.7 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$34,762a year
North-West College-Long Beach9.8 mi · Long Beach · sticker $36,942$35,381a year
Smith Chason College11 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$36,953a year
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology7.2 mi · Inglewood · sticker $39,104$39,104a year
Loyola Marymount University9.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $83,943$40,557a year
Musicians Institute14.2 mi · Hollywood · sticker $52,369$49,296a year
Otis College of Art and Design9.3 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $75,861$52,495a year
UEI College-Gardena1.4 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105—a year
Homestead Schools8.1 mi · Torrance · sticker $20,937—a year
PCI College9.8 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture9.9 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
CBD College11.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
University of the West14.4 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—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 Rancho Dominguez: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →El Camino Community College DistrictUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLong Beach City CollegeEast Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia State University-Long BeachCalifornia State University-Los Angeles
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
Long Beach City College30% graduate$39k earnings$10k typical debt
El Camino Community College District42% graduate$42k earnings
Santa Monica College36% graduate$42k earnings$6k typical debt
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
California State University-Dominguez Hills43% graduate$57k earnings$14k typical debt
Cypress College37% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Loyola Marymount University79% graduate$78k earnings$20k typical debt
Los Angeles Trade Technical College35% graduate$35k earnings$10k 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); Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology (2); Homestead Schools (2); Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6); North-West College-Long Beach (4); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); American Career College-Los Angeles (2); Platt College-Los Angeles (4).

Questions about college near West Rancho Dominguez

Is West Rancho Dominguez a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 West Rancho Dominguez residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, UEI College-Gardena, is 1.4 miles away in Gardena.

What colleges are near West Rancho Dominguez?

54 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Southern California (8.1 miles, 41,282 students on campus), California State University-Long Beach (12.3 miles, 38,193) and California State University-Los Angeles (12.6 miles, 23,850).

What is the closest community college to West Rancho Dominguez, and what does it cost?

Los Angeles Southwest College in Los Angeles, 2.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,238 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $5,964, 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 West Rancho Dominguez. 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 →