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Colleges in and near Westminster

Golden West College is 1.5 miles from Westminster

No college sits inside Westminster’s boundary, but Golden West College’s campus in Huntington Beach, with 6,281 students on campus, is 1.5 miles from the center of town. About 8% of Westminster’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).

Golden West 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 Westminster. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
44
263,150 students on campus
Nearest college
1.5 mi
Golden West College
Residents in college
8%
About the same as CA (8%)
Nearest community college
1.5 mi
Golden West College · $1,380 tuition
Nearest public university
5.6 mi
Cypress College · $1,150 in-state
Median household income
$86K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Westminster

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

A community college 1.5 miles awayGolden West College has 6,281 students on campus in Huntington Beach, 49% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Cypress CollegeLiving in California, Cypress College charges $1,150 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $12,379. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 8% 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 Westminster

31 private colleges within 13.6 miles, three public colleges within 11.3 miles, and 10 community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of California-IrvineWestminster
University or collegeCommunity college
Golden West CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,281 on campus · 1.5 mi · Huntington Beach$5knet price49%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,380 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Concorde Career College-Garden GroveUniversity or college · For-profit · 202 on campus · 3.5 mi · Garden Grove97%admitted$25knet price84%graduate$46kearningsCoastline Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 728 on campus · 4.5 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.Cypress CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,494 on campus · 5.6 mi · Cypress$5knet price37%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Santa Ana CollegeCommunity college · Public · 18,643 on campus · 6.1 mi · Santa Ana$3knet price31%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $1,180 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.West Coast University-Orange CountyUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,873 on campus · 6.2 mi · Anaheim$33knet price60%graduate$103kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.North-West College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 455 on campus · 6.3 mi · Anaheim$29knet price60%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Southern California Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 536 on campus · 6.4 mi · Anaheim74%admitted$33knet price74%graduate$54kearningsAmerican Career College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,643 on campus · 6.8 mi · Anaheim$31knet price70%graduate$38kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Bethesda UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 248 on campus · 6.9 mi · Anaheim$11knet price11%graduateSouth Baylo UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 234 on campus · 6.9 mi · AnaheimGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.California State University-Long BeachUniversity or college · Public · 38,193 on campus · 7.1 mi · Long Beach46%admitted$10knet price69%graduate$64kearningsSouth Coast CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 241 on campus · 7.3 mi · Orange$17knet price17%graduate$45kearningsThe Chicago School at AnaheimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 7.4 mi · Anaheim$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Orange Coast CollegeCommunity college · Public · 14,830 on campus · 7.5 mi · Costa Mesa$7knet price48%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $1,392 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.California Career InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 517 on campus · 7.5 mi · AnaheimPlatt College-AnaheimUniversity or college · For-profit · 405 on campus · 7.7 mi · Anaheim$23knet price64%graduate$41kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,956 on campus · 8.2 mi · Costa Mesa62%admitted$21knet price57%graduate$60kearningsGrace Mission UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 8.2 mi · Fullerton100%graduatePacific CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 238 on campus · 8.5 mi · Costa Mesa56%admitted$29knet price62%graduate$70kearningsChapman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 9,961 on campus · 8.6 mi · Orange65%admitted$47knet price82%graduate$70kearningsCareer Networks InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 971 on campus · 8.7 mi · Santa Ana$50knet price89%graduate$45kearningsStanbridge UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,637 on campus · 9.3 mi · Irvine10%admitted$45knet price62%graduate$62kearningsNorth-West College-Long BeachUniversity or college · For-profit · 576 on campus · 9.5 mi · Long Beach$34knet price58%graduate$40kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Fullerton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,859 on campus · 9.6 mi · Fullerton$6knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,150 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Westcliff UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,526 on campus · 9.6 mi · Irvine73%admitted$35knet price62%graduateLong Beach City CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,484 on campus · 9.9 mi · Long Beach$6knet price30%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $1,556 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 · 10.1 mi · Long Beach$28knet price63%graduate$53kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 163 on campus · 10.4 mi · Cerritos$27knet price68%graduate$36kearningsHope International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 656 on campus · 10.6 mi · Fullerton33%admitted$29knet price49%graduate$50kearningsAmerican University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · 523 on campus · 10.6 mi · Signal Hill50%admitted50%graduate$94kearningsInterior Designers InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 107 on campus · 10.6 mi · Newport Beach$55kearningsBiola UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,288 on campus · 10.7 mi · La Mirada74%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$57kearningsCalifornia State University-FullertonUniversity or college · Public · 38,210 on campus · 10.9 mi · Fullerton91%admitted$7knet price70%graduate$63kearningsCerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · 13,757 on campus · 11 mi · Norwalk$2knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $1,364 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of California-IrvineUniversity or college · Public · 35,954 on campus · 11.3 mi · Irvine29%admitted$14knet price87%graduate$81kearningsMarshall B Ketchum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 11.3 mi · FullertonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.National Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 299 on campus · 11.4 mi · Lakewood$31knet price47%graduate$31kearningsSouthern California University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 957 on campus · 11.8 mi · Whittier · mostly online$46knet price50%graduate$71kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Concordia University-IrvineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,999 on campus · 12.5 mi · Irvine66%admitted$28knet price58%graduate$65kearningsHealthcare Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 381 on campus · 13 mi · Paramount$14knet price71%graduate$33kearningsSantiago Canyon CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,854 on campus · 13.4 mi · Orange$2knet price48%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $1,164 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Irvine Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,416 on campus · 13.5 mi · Irvine$2knet price57%graduate$49kearningsTuition and fees: $1,156 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.ATI College-WhittierUniversity or college · For-profit · 125 on campus · 13.6 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 $75–110k, where Westminster’s median household income ($85,541) falls.

Cerritos College11 mi · Norwalk · sticker $10,236 · tuition $1,364$6,599a year
Irvine Valley College13.5 mi · Irvine · sticker $13,001 · tuition $1,156$7,906a year
Santa Ana College6.1 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $12,375 · tuition $1,180$8,575a year
California State University-Fullerton10.9 mi · Fullerton · sticker $18,269$8,930a year
Santiago Canyon College13.4 mi · Orange · sticker $13,818 · tuition $1,164$9,373a year
Long Beach City College9.9 mi · Long Beach · sticker $14,503 · tuition $1,556$10,042a year
Cypress College5.6 mi · Cypress · sticker $14,290 · tuition $1,150$10,163a year
Fullerton College9.6 mi · Fullerton · sticker $14,369 · tuition $1,150$10,392a year
Golden West College1.5 mi · Huntington Beach · sticker $14,618 · tuition $1,380$10,405a year
Bethesda University6.9 mi · Anaheim · sticker $13,575$11,759a year
Orange Coast College7.5 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $15,561 · tuition $1,392$11,890a year
California State University-Long Beach7.1 mi · Long Beach · sticker $22,679$12,630a year
Healthcare Career College13 mi · Paramount · sticker $18,873$14,135a year
University of California-Irvine11.3 mi · Irvine · sticker $38,632$15,164a year
Coastline Community College4.5 mi · Fountain Valley · mostly online · sticker $24,290 · tuition $1,364$21,617a year
Vanguard University of Southern California8.2 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $52,665$24,117a year
Concordia University-Irvine12.5 mi · Irvine · sticker $58,682$26,339a year
Platt College-Anaheim7.7 mi · Anaheim · sticker $28,170$26,892a year
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove3.5 mi · Garden Grove · sticker $29,040$28,700a year
Biola University10.7 mi · La Mirada · sticker $62,757$29,846a year
North-West College-Anaheim6.3 mi · Anaheim · sticker $31,922$31,247a year
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California10.1 mi · Long Beach · sticker $33,041$32,469a year
American Career College-Anaheim6.8 mi · Anaheim · sticker $35,751$32,492a year
Hope International University10.6 mi · Fullerton · sticker $51,784$33,634a year
National Polytechnic College11.4 mi · Lakewood · sticker $34,762$34,762a year
North-West College-Long Beach9.5 mi · Long Beach · sticker $36,942$35,381a year
Southern California Institute of Technology6.4 mi · Anaheim · sticker $37,992$35,453a year
Westcliff University9.6 mi · Irvine · sticker $44,210$36,031a year
Chapman University8.6 mi · Orange · sticker $83,146$40,011a year
Stanbridge University9.3 mi · Irvine · sticker $49,714$49,714a year
Career Networks Institute8.7 mi · Santa Ana · sticker $52,552$51,663a year
West Coast University-Orange County6.2 mi · Anaheim · sticker $34,887—a year
South Coast College7.3 mi · Orange · sticker $18,982—a year
Pacific College8.5 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $30,789—a year
PCI College10.4 mi · Cerritos · sticker $33,852—a year
Southern California University of Health Sciences11.8 mi · Whittier · mostly online · sticker $57,740—a year
ATI College-Whittier13.6 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 Westminster: 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-Long BeachOrange Coast CollegeLong Beach City CollegeCalifornia State University-FullertonUniversity of California-Irvine
California State University-Fullerton70% graduate$63k earnings$14k typical debt
California State University-Long Beach69% graduate$64k earnings$14k typical debt
University of California-Irvine87% graduate$81k earnings$15k typical debt
Santa Ana College31% graduate$44k earnings$7k typical debt
Long Beach City College30% graduate$39k earnings$10k typical debt
Orange Coast College48% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
Cerritos College31% graduate$41k earnings$8k 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

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: West Coast University-Orange County (6); North-West College-Anaheim (4); American Career College-Anaheim (2); Platt College-Anaheim (4); North-West College-Long Beach (4); Universal Technical Institute-Southern California (6).

Questions about college near Westminster

Is Westminster a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Westminster residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Golden West College, is 1.5 miles away in Huntington Beach.

What colleges are near Westminster?

44 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fullerton (10.9 miles, 38,210 students on campus), California State University-Long Beach (7.1 miles, 38,193) and the University of California-Irvine (11.3 miles, 35,954).

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

Golden West College in Huntington Beach, 1.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,380 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $4,824, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Cypress College cost if we live in California?

Tuition and fees are $1,150 a year in-state and $12,379 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,419 (under $30,000 income) to $10,001 (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 Westminster. 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 →