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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education public |
Pomona (0.6 miles) |
$6,000 ($6,000) |
- | - | - | 20 to 1 | 103 |
| North-West College-Pomona private (for-profit) |
Pomona (0.7 miles) |
$37,419 | - | - | - | 42 to 1 | 333 |
| Western University of Health Sciences private (not-for-profit) |
Pomona (0.9 miles) |
$24,437 | $23,137 | - | - | - | 3,724 |
| University of La Verne private (not-for-profit) |
La Verne (3.0 miles) |
$47,000 | $15,790 | 73.51% | 63% | 11 to 1 | 5,662 |
| Keck Graduate Institute private (not-for-profit) |
Claremont (3.3 miles) |
$41,981 | $39,377 | - | - | - | 668 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona public |
Pomona (3.4 miles) |
$19,319 ($7,439) |
$18,377 ($8,873) | 55.38% | 66% | 25 to 1 | 27,503 |
| Claremont Lincoln University private (not-for-profit) |
Claremont (3.6 miles) |
$6,000 | $13,825 | - | - | - | 220 |
| Pomona College private (not-for-profit) |
Claremont (3.9 miles) |
$62,326 | - | 7.02% | 94% | 7 to 1 | 1,716 |
| Claremont Graduate University private (not-for-profit) |
Claremont (4.2 miles) |
$36,360 | $36,380 | - | - | - | 1,903 |
| Claremont McKenna College private (not-for-profit) |
Claremont (4.2 miles) |
$64,150 | $68,525 | 10.35% | 91% | 8 to 1 | 1,389 |
| Scripps College private (not-for-profit) |
Claremont (4.3 miles) |
$63,434 | $48,598 | 27.91% | 84% | 10 to 1 | 1,099 |
| Claremont School of Theology private (not-for-profit) |
Claremont (4.3 miles) |
$26,520 | $26,520 | - | - | - | 196 |
| Harvey Mudd College private (not-for-profit) |
Claremont (4.5 miles) |
$66,255 | - | 13.36% | 92% | 8 to 1 | 922 |
| Pitzer College private (not-for-profit) |
Claremont (4.5 miles) |
$62,692 | - | 18.40% | 85% | 10 to 1 | 1,212 |
| Life Pacific University private (not-for-profit) |
San Dimas (4.7 miles) |
$20,462 | $13,280 | 94.48% | 46% | 12 to 1 | 500 |
| Mt San Antonio College public |
Walnut (4.9 miles) |
$10,212 ($1,364) |
- | - | 39% | 22 to 1 | 26,256 |
| Los Angeles Pacific University private (not-for-profit) |
San Dimas (5.2 miles) |
$11,976 | $11,880 | - | 31% | 21 to 1 | 1,895 |
| Baldy View Regional Occupational Program public |
Ontario (7.3 miles) |
$34,519 ($34,519) |
- | - | 71% | 11 to 1 | 21 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina private (for-profit) |
W. Covina (7.8 miles) |
$24,600 | - | - | 69% | 15 to 1 | 449 |
| Tri-Community Adult Education public |
Covina (7.8 miles) |
$16,000 ($16,000) |
- | - | - | 15 to 1 | 217 |
| Salon Success Academy-Upland private (for-profit) |
Upland (8.2 miles) |
$16,900 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 253 |
| UEI College-West Covina private (for-profit) |
West Covina (8.5 miles) |
$21,500 | - | - | - | 19 to 1 | 1,208 |
| Azusa Pacific University private (not-for-profit) |
Azusa (8.7 miles) |
$43,600 | $17,330 | 87.00% | 61% | 10 to 1 | 7,169 |
| Citrus College public |
Glendora (8.9 miles) |
$9,844 ($1,204) |
- | - | 41% | 23 to 1 | 9,975 |
| Salon Success Academy-West Covina private (for-profit) |
West Covina (9.8 miles) |
$16,900 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 107 |
| West Coast University-Ontario private (for-profit) |
Ontario (9.9 miles) |
$37,194 | - | - | 64% | 18 to 1 | 2,579 |
| American Beauty College private (for-profit) |
West Covina (10.0 miles) |
$18,000 | - | - | - | 25 to 1 | 234 |
| DeVry University-California private (for-profit) |
Ontario (10.1 miles) |
$17,488 | $17,552 | 40.11% | 8% | 16 to 1 | 1,677 |
| University of Phoenix-California private (for-profit) |
Ontario (10.3 miles) |
$9,552 | $16,263 | - | 24% | 7 to 1 | 635 |
| American Career College-Ontario private (for-profit) |
Ontario (10.3 miles) |
$39,050 | - | - | 58% | 29 to 1 | 1,639 |
| Arizona College-Ontario private (for-profit) |
Ontario (10.6 miles) |
$30,133 | - | 100.00% | - | 20 to 1 | 210 |
| North-West College-West Covina private (for-profit) |
West Covina (10.8 miles) |
$18,121 | - | - | 61% | 22 to 1 | 625 |
| Universal Technical Institute of California Inc private (for-profit) |
Rancho Cucamonga (10.8 miles) |
$54,950 | - | - | 42% | 47 to 1 | 1,401 |
| Platt College-Ontario private (for-profit) |
Ontario (11.0 miles) |
$14,804 | - | - | 61% | 21 to 1 | 442 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education public |
Baldwin Park (11.6 miles) |
$1,665 ($1,665) |
- | - | - | 16 to 1 | 405 |
| The Fab School private (for-profit) |
Rancho Cucamonga (12.0 miles) |
$31,125 | - | - | - | 11 to 1 | 148 |
| Carrington College-Ontario private (for-profit) |
Ontario (12.2 miles) |
$36,919 | - | - | 18% | 13 to 1 | 40 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario private (for-profit) |
Ontario (12.2 miles) |
$26,377 | - | - | 49% | 19 to 1 | 969 |
| UEI College-Ontario private (for-profit) |
Ontario (12.3 miles) |
$19,900 | - | - | - | 18 to 1 | 978 |
| Chaffey College public |
Rancho Cucamonga (12.4 miles) |
$11,120 ($1,184) |
- | - | 28% | 22 to 1 | 19,238 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education public |
La Puente (12.5 miles) |
$2,123 ($2,123) |
- | 94.07% | 87% | 27 to 1 | 337 |
| Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope private (not-for-profit) |
Duarte (13.0 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | 95 |
| Latin American Bible Institute private (not-for-profit) |
La Puente (13.1 miles) |
$12,320 | - | 100.00% | 42% | 11 to 1 | 45 |
| Premiere Career College private (for-profit) |
Irwindale (13.2 miles) |
$29,600 | - | - | 57% | 15 to 1 | 126 |
| Marshall B Ketchum University private (not-for-profit) |
Fullerton (13.7 miles) |
$39,820 | $38,408 | - | - | - | 685 |
| California State University-Fullerton public |
Fullerton (14.1 miles) |
$18,953 ($7,073) |
$18,011 ($8,507) | 66.72% | 69% | 24 to 1 | 40,386 |
| Hope International University private (not-for-profit) |
Fullerton (14.5 miles) |
$36,250 | $17,650 | 32.22% | 50% | 13 to 1 | 1,116 |
| Norco College public |
Norco (14.7 miles) |
$11,230 ($1,420) |
- | - | 33% | 26 to 1 | 9,467 |
| Regan Career Institute private (for-profit) |
El Monte (15.4 miles) |
$21,115 | - | - | 100% | 15 to 1 | 42 |
| Fullerton College public |
Fullerton (15.5 miles) |
$9,399 ($1,150) |
- | - | 32% | 23 to 1 | 18,370 |
