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Colleges in and near West Whittier-Los Nietos

Rio Hondo College is 3.7 miles from West Whittier-Los Nietos

No college sits inside West Whittier-Los Nietos’ boundary, but Rio Hondo College’s campus in Whittier, with 12,523 students on campus, is 3.7 miles from the center of town. About 9% of West Whittier-Los Nietos’ 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 Whittier-Los Nietos. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
68
345,743 students on campus
Nearest college
2.1 mi
Whittier College
Residents in college
9%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
3.7 mi
Rio Hondo College · $1,388 tuition
Nearest public university
3.7 mi
Rio Hondo College · $1,388 in-state
Median household income
$112K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from West Whittier-Los Nietos

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

A community college 3.7 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 9% 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 Whittier-Los Nietos

51 private colleges within 14.9 miles, four public colleges within 13.5 miles, and 14 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-FullertonCalifornia State University-Long BeachWest Whittier-Los Nietos
University or collegeCommunity college
Whittier CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 859 on campus · 2.1 mi · Whittier81%admitted$26knet price60%graduate$59kearningsRio Hondo CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,523 on campus · 3.7 mi · Whittier$14knet price25%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,388 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.ATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 4.2 mi · Whitter$20knet price72%graduate$39kearningsUniversity of the WestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 145 on campus · 4.9 mi · Rosemead100%admitted$7knet price38%graduateBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 5.7 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsSouthern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 6.1 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Cerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 6.3 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.East Los Angeles CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,853 on campus · 6.4 mi · Monterey Park$11knet price37%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 7.2 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsHealthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 7.5 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsCalifornia State University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · 23,850 on campus · 8.5 mi · Los Angeles91%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$59kearningsAlhambra Medical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 144 on campus · 8.5 mi · AlhambraPremiere Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 106 on campus · 8.5 mi · Irwindale$25knet price52%graduate$41kearningsPlatt College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 8.7 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 · 8.7 mi · AlhambraGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.National Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 9 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsNorth-West College-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 635 on campus · 9.6 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 · 9.6 mi · West Covina$45knet price$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Grace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 9.8 mi · Fullerton100%graduateLos Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCommunity college · Public · 220 on campus · 10.1 mi · Los Angeles$115kearningsAmerican Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 10.2 mi · Anaheim$31knet price70%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Long Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 10.5 mi · Long Beach$6knet price30%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $1,556 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Cypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 10.5 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Compton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,330 on campus · 10.5 mi · Compton$13knet price27%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $1,142 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 763 on campus · 10.5 mi · Los Angeles39%admitted$36knet price30%graduate$83kearningsSouthern California Institute of ArchitectureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 457 on campus · 10.5 mi · Los Angeles77%admitted$44knet price71%graduate$72kearningsSouth Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 10.9 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Fullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 11.1 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 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 · 11.2 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.North-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 11.3 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,463 on campus · 11.6 mi · Pasadena3%admitted$16knet price94%graduate$129kearningsSouthern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 11.7 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsBethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 11.8 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateCalifornia College of ASUUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 136 on campus · 11.8 mi · Los AngelesFIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,348 on campus · 11.9 mi · Los AngelesThe Chicago School at Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 616 on campus · 11.9 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.InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUniversity or college · For-profit · 118 on campus · 11.9 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 · 12 mi · Pasadena$4knet price48%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,945 on campus · 12.1 mi · Los Angeles$12knet price35%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $1,238 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Marshall B Ketchum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 12.1 mi · FullertonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Los Angeles College of MusicUniversity or college · For-profit · 279 on campus · 12.2 mi · Pasadena88%admitted$44knet price41%graduate$32kearningsCalifornia State University-FullertonUniversity or college · Public · 38,210 on campus · 12.4 mi · Fullerton91%admitted$7knet price70%graduate$63kearningsInstitute of Culinary EducationUniversity or college · For-profit · 357 on campus · 12.4 mi · Pasadena77%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fuller Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 770 on campus · 12.6 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.Hope International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 656 on campus · 12.6 mi · Fullerton33%admitted$29knet price49%graduate$50kearningsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 41,282 on campus · 12.7 mi · Los Angeles10%admitted$33knet price92%graduate$92kearningsProvidence Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 147 on campus · 12.7 mi · Pasadena100%admitted$25knet price20%graduate$46kearningsNorth-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 12.8 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Saybrook UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 705 on campus · 13.1 mi · PasadenaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Oaks CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 405 on campus · 13.1 mi · Pasadena · mostly online34%admitted$52kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.California State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · 13,167 on campus · 13.2 mi · Carson93%admitted$9knet price43%graduate$57kearningsOccidental CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,854 on campus · 13.2 mi · Los Angeles44%admitted$38knet price81%graduate$76kearningsCalifornia State University-Long BeachUniversity or college · Public · 38,193 on campus · 13.5 mi · Long Beach46%admitted$10knet price69%graduate$64kearningsMt San Antonio CollegeCommunity college · Public · 21,946 on campus · 13.7 mi · Walnut$6knet price45%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.UEI College-GardenaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,115 on campus · 13.7 mi · Gardena$29knet price60%graduate$31kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.American University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 523 on campus · 13.7 mi · Signal Hill50%admitted50%graduate$94kearningsLos Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,754 on campus · 13.9 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.Southwestern Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 950 on campus · 13.9 mi · Los AngelesGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Integrity College of HealthUniversity or college · For-profit · 154 on campus · 14 mi · Pasadena$15knet price0%graduateAngeles CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 493 on campus · 14.4 mi · Los Angeles$29knet price93%graduate$49kearningsWest Coast University-Orange CountyUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,873 on campus · 14.5 mi · Anaheim$33knet price60%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Smith Chason CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,221 on campus · 14.6 mi · Los Angeles$34knet price72%graduate$58kearningsAmerican Career College-Los AngelesUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,066 on campus · 14.7 mi · Los Angeles$32knet price75%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · For-profit · 527 on campus · 14.7 mi · Los Angeles$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CBD CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 824 on campus · 14.8 mi · Los Angeles$23knet price82%graduate$37kearningsLos Angeles City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,569 on campus · 14.9 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.Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,836 on campus · 14.9 mi · Azusa88%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$67kearningsArt Center College of DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,339 on campus · 14.9 mi · Pasadena75%admitted$49knet price79%graduate$72kearnings

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

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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 West Whittier-Los Nietos’ median household income ($111,699) falls.

Cerritos College6.3 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$7,901a year
Cypress College10.5 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$10,001a year
Long Beach City College10.5 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$10,089a year
Mt San Antonio College13.7 mi · Walnut · sticker $15,701 · tuition $1,364$10,852a year
Pasadena City College12 mi · Pasadena · sticker $13,677 · tuition $1,180$11,261a year
Fullerton College11.1 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$11,574a year
Bethesda University11.8 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$13,575a year
California State University-Los Angeles8.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $18,403$13,578a year
California State University-Fullerton12.4 mi · Fullerton · sticker $18,269$15,631a year
East Los Angeles College6.4 mi · Monterey Park · sticker $19,193 · tuition $1,238$16,430a year
Los Angeles Trade Technical College12.1 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $20,457 · tuition $1,238$17,270a year
Rio Hondo College3.7 mi · Whittier · sticker $21,391 · tuition $1,388$17,355a year
California State University-Dominguez Hills13.2 mi · Carson · sticker $23,191$18,947a year
California State University-Long Beach13.5 mi · Long Beach · sticker $22,679$19,750a year
Azusa Pacific University14.9 mi · Azusa · sticker $56,313$27,193a year
Whittier College2.1 mi · Whittier · sticker $63,664$30,599a year
Premiere Career College8.5 mi · Irwindale · sticker $32,314$32,314a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California11.2 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$32,461a year
American Career College-Anaheim10.2 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$33,914a year
Hope International University12.6 mi · Fullerton · sticker $51,784$34,049a year
UEI College-Gardena13.7 mi · Gardena · sticker $34,105$34,105a year
National Polytechnic College9 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$34,762a year
West Coast University-Orange County14.5 mi · Anaheim · sticker $34,887$34,887a year
North-West College-Long Beach12.8 mi · Long Beach · sticker $36,942$36,184a year
American Career College-Los Angeles14.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $37,270$37,270a year
Biola University5.7 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$37,314a year
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science10.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,834$37,834a year
Southern California Institute of Technology11.7 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$37,884a year
Smith Chason College14.6 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $39,461$39,299a year
Los Angeles College of Music12.2 mi · Pasadena · sticker $49,705$44,642a year
California Institute of Technology11.6 mi · Pasadena · sticker $86,886$54,157a year
Occidental College13.2 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $84,800$54,959a year
University of Southern California12.7 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $90,300$56,116a year
Art Center College of Design14.9 mi · Pasadena · sticker $75,649$61,144a year
ATI College-Whittier4.2 mi · Whitter · sticker $29,726—a year
University of the West4.9 mi · Rosemead · sticker $21,278—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences6.1 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
PCI College7.2 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—a year
Healthcare Career College7.5 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873—a year
Platt College-Los Angeles8.7 mi · Alhambra · sticker $32,164—a year
North-West College-West Covina9.6 mi · West Covina · sticker $34,193—a year
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON9.6 mi · West Covina · sticker $49,247—a year
Compton College10.5 mi · Compton · sticker $20,447 · tuition $1,142—a year
Southern California Institute of Architecture10.5 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $71,612—a year
North-West College-Anaheim11.3 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922—a year
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina11.9 mi · West Covina · mostly online · sticker $35,442—a year
Providence Christian College12.7 mi · Pasadena · sticker $53,447—a year
Los Angeles Southwest College13.9 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $13,624 · tuition $1,238—a year
Integrity College of Health14 mi · Pasadena · sticker $20,178—a year
Angeles College14.4 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $33,854—a year
CBD College14.8 mi · Los Angeles · sticker $28,569—a year
Los Angeles City College14.9 mi · Los Angeles · mostly online · sticker $18,924 · tuition $1,238—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 Whittier-Los Nietos: 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 →East Los Angeles CollegeCalifornia State University-Los AngelesCalifornia State University-FullertonUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University-Long BeachMt San Antonio College
University of Southern California92% graduate$92k earnings$18k typical debt
California State University-Fullerton70% graduate$63k earnings$14k typical debt
California State University-Long Beach69% graduate$64k earnings$14k 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
Long Beach City College30% graduate$39k earnings$10k typical debt
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k typical debt
California State University-Dominguez Hills43% graduate$57k earnings$14k typical debt
Fullerton College34% graduate$43k earnings$4k typical debt
Rio Hondo College25% graduate$45k earnings$6k 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); North-West College-West Covina (2); American Career College-Anaheim (2); Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6); North-West College-Anaheim (4); The Chicago School at Los Angeles (8); InterCoast Colleges-West Covina (4); Institute of Culinary Education (2); North-West College-Long Beach (4); UEI College-Gardena (5); West Coast University-Orange County (6); American Career College-Los Angeles (2).

Questions about college near West Whittier-Los Nietos

Is West Whittier-Los Nietos a college town?

No. About 9 of every 100 West Whittier-Los Nietos residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Whittier College, is 2.1 miles away in Whittier.

What colleges are near West Whittier-Los Nietos?

68 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Southern California (12.7 miles, 41,282 students on campus), California State University-Fullerton (12.4 miles, 38,210) and California State University-Long Beach (13.5 miles, 38,193).

What is the closest community college to West Whittier-Los Nietos, and what does it cost?

Rio Hondo College in Whittier, 3.7 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 Whittier-Los Nietos. 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 →