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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Lutheran University private (not-for-profit) |
Thousand Oaks (2.3 miles) |
$50,670 | $22,498 | 87.18% | 73% | 14 to 1 | 3,615 |
| Moorpark College public |
Moorpark (7.9 miles) |
$8,179 ($1,416) |
- | - | 41% | 27 to 1 | 12,484 |
| California State University-Channel Islands public |
Camarillo (9.8 miles) |
$18,697 ($6,817) |
$17,755 ($8,251) | 89.65% | 56% | 17 to 1 | 6,128 |
| Ventura County Community College System Office public |
Camarillo (10.6 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pepperdine University private (not-for-profit) |
Malibu (14.3 miles) |
$66,742 | $42,020 | 48.71% | 83% | 13 to 1 | 10,030 |
| Valley College of Medical Careers private (for-profit) |
West Hills (15.5 miles) |
$15,550 | - | - | 69% | 15 to 1 | 70 |
| California Career College private (for-profit) |
Canoga Park (15.7 miles) |
$70,000 | - | - | 88% | 7 to 1 | 150 |
| Oxnard College public |
Oxnard (16.2 miles) |
$8,179 ($1,416) |
- | - | 32% | 27 to 1 | 6,339 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College public |
Woodland Hills (17.2 miles) |
$10,130 ($1,238) |
- | - | 36% | 27 to 1 | 15,372 |
| Modern Beauty Academy private (for-profit) |
Oxnard (17.5 miles) |
$14,200 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 63 |
| CET-Oxnard private (not-for-profit) |
Oxnard (17.5 miles) |
$15,249 | - | - | - | 27 to 1 | 81 |
| Academy for Salon Professionals private (for-profit) |
Northridge (18.4 miles) |
$8,325 | - | - | - | 13 to 1 | 113 |
| Annenberg School of Nursing private (not-for-profit) |
Reseda (18.4 miles) |
$23,525 | - | - | - | 21 to 1 | 21 |
| Columbia College Hollywood private (not-for-profit) |
Tarzana (19.3 miles) |
$26,175 | - | - | 47% | 15 to 1 | 291 |
| Hypnosis Motivation Institute private (not-for-profit) |
Tarzana (19.3 miles) |
$17,297 | - | - | - | 50 to 1 | 241 |
| UEI College-Reseda private (for-profit) |
Reseda (20.0 miles) |
$19,900 | - | - | - | 22 to 1 | 711 |
| California State University-Northridge public |
Northridge (20.1 miles) |
$18,975 ($7,095) |
$18,033 ($8,529) | 91.23% | 55% | 24 to 1 | 37,579 |
| Ventura Adult and Continuing Education public |
Ventura (20.2 miles) |
$8,370 ($8,370) |
- | - | - | 3 to 1 | 87 |
| Thomas Aquinas College private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Paula (20.4 miles) |
$28,700 | - | 84.73% | 85% | 11 to 1 | 516 |
| The Colleges of Law at Ventura private (not-for-profit) |
Ventura (20.9 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | 255 |
| Ventura College public |
Ventura (21.2 miles) |
$8,179 ($1,416) |
- | - | 39% | 25 to 1 | 10,559 |
| Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art private (for-profit) |
Van Nuys (21.4 miles) |
$31,618 | - | - | 33% | 2 to 1 | 5 |
| California Institute of the Arts private (not-for-profit) |
Valencia (22.5 miles) |
$56,724 | $41,790 | 24.76% | 63% | 7 to 1 | 1,440 |
| College of the Canyons public |
Santa Clarita (22.9 miles) |
$11,232 ($1,176) |
- | - | 42% | 26 to 1 | 18,075 |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus private (for-profit) |
Van Nuys (23.5 miles) |
$24,644 | - | - | - | 12 to 1 | 93 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks private (for-profit) |
Sherman Oaks (23.5 miles) |
$23,066 | - | - | - | 13 to 1 | 263 |
| American Jewish University private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (23.5 miles) |
$10,596 | $28,162 | - | 50% | 3 to 1 | 108 |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles private (not-for-profit) |
Sherman Oaks (23.5 miles) |
$42,556 | - | 40.00% | 43% | 19 to 1 | 415 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (23.6 miles) |
$48,132 | $13,894 | 75.76% | 59% | 11 to 1 | 2,440 |
| Flair Beauty College private (for-profit) |
Valencia (24.2 miles) |
$15,500 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 44 |
| The Master's University and Seminary private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Clarita (24.3 miles) |
$36,930 | $8,550 | 78.18% | 73% | 13 to 1 | 2,606 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys private (for-profit) |
Van Nuys (24.3 miles) |
$37,319 | - | - | - | 26 to 1 | 231 |
| National Career College private (for-profit) |
Panorama City (24.7 miles) |
$14,350 | - | - | 66% | 22 to 1 | 292 |
| Lu Ross Academy private (for-profit) |
Ventura (24.7 miles) |
$19,170 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 263 |
| Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine private (for-profit) |
Santa Monica (25.0 miles) |
$19,742 | $20,108 | - | - | - | 198 |
| Pardee RAND Graduate School private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Monica (25.4 miles) |
$17,848 | $15,157 | - | - | - | 126 |
| Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology private (for-profit) |
San Fernando (25.5 miles) |
$9,100 | - | - | - | 25 to 1 | 21 |
| Los Angeles Valley College public |
Valley Glen (26.0 miles) |
$10,130 ($1,238) |
- | - | 32% | 25 to 1 | 15,037 |
| Aveda Institute-Los Angeles private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (26.1 miles) |
$14,275 | - | - | - | 8 to 1 | 24 |
| University of California-Los Angeles public |
Los Angeles (26.2 miles) |
$44,524 ($13,747) |
$28,985 ($13,883) | 8.57% | 92% | 18 to 1 | 46,430 |
| Santa Monica College public |
Santa Monica (26.2 miles) |
$9,316 ($1,156) |
- | - | 32% | 26 to 1 | 22,375 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood private (for-profit) |
North Hollywood (27.0 miles) |
$33,340 | - | 96.90% | 65% | 22 to 1 | 676 |
| West Coast University-Los Angeles private (for-profit) |
North Hollywood (27.2 miles) |
$37,194 | - | - | 100% | 20 to 1 | 2,620 |
| Galaxy Medical College private (for-profit) |
North Hollywood (27.4 miles) |
$16,400 | - | 90.00% | 94% | 10 to 1 | 49 |
| Los Angeles Mission College public |
Sylmar (27.4 miles) |
$10,130 ($1,238) |
- | - | 23% | 28 to 1 | 9,283 |
| Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (28.3 miles) |
$18,592 | $16,227 | - | - | - | 107 |
| Reiss-Davis Graduate School private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles (28.9 miles) |
- | $27,677 | - | - | - | 36 |
| Southern California Health Institute private (for-profit) |
North Hollywood (28.9 miles) |
$14,700 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 64 |
| Career Development Institute Inc private (for-profit) |
Los Angeles (29.8 miles) |
$31,993 | - | - | - | 16 to 1 | 176 |
| Beverly Hills Design Institute private (for-profit) |
Beverly Hills (29.9 miles) |
$23,220 | - | - | - | 5 to 1 | 20 |
