Best Colleges in California
| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura County Community College System Office public |
Camarillo (1.5 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| California State University-Channel Islands public |
Camarillo (4.2 miles) |
$18,697 ($6,817) |
$17,755 ($8,251) | 89.65% | 56% | 17 to 1 | 6,128 |
| Oxnard College public |
Oxnard (8.2 miles) |
$8,179 ($1,416) |
- | - | 32% | 27 to 1 | 6,339 |
| Modern Beauty Academy private (for-profit) |
Oxnard (8.7 miles) |
$14,200 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 63 |
| CET-Oxnard private (not-for-profit) |
Oxnard (8.8 miles) |
$15,249 | - | - | - | 27 to 1 | 81 |
| California Lutheran University private (not-for-profit) |
Thousand Oaks (8.8 miles) |
$50,670 | $22,498 | 87.18% | 73% | 14 to 1 | 3,615 |
| Ventura Adult and Continuing Education public |
Ventura (11.0 miles) |
$8,370 ($8,370) |
- | - | - | 3 to 1 | 87 |
| The Colleges of Law at Ventura private (not-for-profit) |
Ventura (11.7 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | 255 |
| Ventura College public |
Ventura (12.0 miles) |
$8,179 ($1,416) |
- | - | 39% | 25 to 1 | 10,559 |
| Moorpark College public |
Moorpark (12.5 miles) |
$8,179 ($1,416) |
- | - | 41% | 27 to 1 | 12,484 |
| Thomas Aquinas College private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Paula (14.6 miles) |
$28,700 | - | 84.73% | 85% | 11 to 1 | 516 |
| Lu Ross Academy private (for-profit) |
Ventura (15.4 miles) |
$19,170 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 263 |
| Pepperdine University private (not-for-profit) |
Malibu (22.6 miles) |
$66,742 | $42,020 | 48.71% | 83% | 13 to 1 | 10,030 |
| Valley College of Medical Careers private (for-profit) |
West Hills (24.3 miles) |
$15,550 | - | - | 69% | 15 to 1 | 70 |
| California Career College private (for-profit) |
Canoga Park (24.7 miles) |
$70,000 | - | - | 88% | 7 to 1 | 150 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College public |
Woodland Hills (26.3 miles) |
$10,130 ($1,238) |
- | - | 36% | 27 to 1 | 15,372 |
| Academy for Salon Professionals private (for-profit) |
Northridge (27.1 miles) |
$8,325 | - | - | - | 13 to 1 | 113 |
| Annenberg School of Nursing private (not-for-profit) |
Reseda (27.4 miles) |
$23,525 | - | - | - | 21 to 1 | 21 |
| Lionel University private (for-profit) |
Carpinteria (28.3 miles) |
$15,288 | $13,275 | - | 78% | 23 to 1 | 510 |
| Columbia College Hollywood private (not-for-profit) |
Tarzana (28.4 miles) |
$26,175 | - | - | 47% | 15 to 1 | 291 |
| Hypnosis Motivation Institute private (not-for-profit) |
Tarzana (28.5 miles) |
$17,297 | - | - | - | 50 to 1 | 241 |
| California State University-Northridge public |
Northridge (28.8 miles) |
$18,975 ($7,095) |
$18,033 ($8,529) | 91.23% | 55% | 24 to 1 | 37,579 |
| UEI College-Reseda private (for-profit) |
Reseda (28.9 miles) |
$19,900 | - | - | - | 22 to 1 | 711 |
| California Institute of the Arts private (not-for-profit) |
Valencia (29.1 miles) |
$56,724 | $41,790 | 24.76% | 63% | 7 to 1 | 1,440 |
| College of the Canyons public |
Santa Clarita (29.3 miles) |
$11,232 ($1,176) |
- | - | 42% | 26 to 1 | 18,075 |
