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TOP #16 COLLEGE

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

2-year

Pasadena City College is a very large, 2-year, public college of art. This coed college is located in an urban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers certificate and associate degrees.

Net price $6,466

TOP #17 COLLEGE

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

4-year

Located 35 miles east of Los Angeles, Harvey Mudd College offers a bold, interdisciplinary education for talented, broad-minded and socially conscious future scientists and mathematicians. We offer 11 majors, all in the STEM fields, all of which are grounded in a liberal arts education. As an undergraduate only college, our students are full research participants, working closely with faculty. As a liberal arts college, we seek students who love the STEM fields but also the humanities, social sciences and the arts....

Acceptance rate 13%

Net price $33,838

SAT range 1480 - 1560

TOP #18 COLLEGE

University of California: Merced

Merced, CA

4-year

In the 16 years since its first students enrolled, UC Merced has earned acclaim for building social mobility among first-generation and historically underrepresented young people, while advancing a research agenda that is creating new knowledge in sustainability, engineering, the sciences, humanities and more. The youngest campus in the storied University of California system quickly became the fastest-growing public university in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Education, was named one of the top ...

Acceptance rate 86%

Net price $11,586

SAT range 1030 - 1350

TOP #19 COLLEGE

National Career College

Panorama City, CA

Private

National Career College is a private school. This college is located in an urban setting. It offers certificate and associate degrees.

Net price $23,724

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TOP #20 COLLEGE

University of California: Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

4-year

University of California: Los Angeles is a very large, 4-year, public technical college. This coed college is located in an urban setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

Acceptance rate 9%

Net price $13,393

SAT range 1290 - 1510

TOP #21 COLLEGE

Samuel Merritt University

Oakland, CA

4-year

Samuel Merritt University is a 4-year, private college of engineering. This coed college is located in an urban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

TOP #22 COLLEGE

Paul Mitchell The School East Bay

Pleasant Hill, CA

Less than 2-year

Paul Mitchell The School East Bay is a less than 2-year, career and technical school. This college is located in a suburban setting. It offers certificate degrees.

Net price $18,843

TOP #23 COLLEGE

Mission College

Santa Clara, CA

2-year

Mission College is a 2-year, public culinary school. This coed college is located in a suburban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers certificate and associate degrees.

Net price $6,727

TOP #24 COLLEGE

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

2-year

Fullerton College is a very large, 2-year, public community college. This coed college is located in a city in a suburban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers certificate and associate degrees.

Acceptance rate 100%

Net price $11,191

TOP #25 COLLEGE

University of California: San Diego

La Jolla, CA

4-year

Salt air and sunshine. Renowned faculty. The finest labs and resources. As one of the world's leading public research universities, UC San Diego attracts bold thinkers and creative achievers - those who look deeper to discover remarkable new ways of making a difference in the world.

Acceptance rate 38%

Net price $15,632

TOP #26 COLLEGE

Professional Institute Of Beauty

El Monte, CA

Less than 2-year

Professional Institute Of Beauty is a less than 2-year, career and technical school. This college is located in a suburban setting. It offers certificate degrees.

Net price $17,270

TOP #27 COLLEGE

Epic Bible College

Sacramento, CA

4-year

Epic Bible College is a 4-year, private agricultural college. This coed college is located in an urban setting. It offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

TOP #28 COLLEGE

Ex'pression College

Emeryville, CA

4-year

Ex'pression College is a 4-year, for-profit school.

TOP #29 COLLEGE

Pomona College

Claremont, CA

4-year

Established in 1887, Pomona College is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, Calif., about 35 miles east of Los Angeles. We offer a comprehensive curriculum, with 48 majors in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. One of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation, Pomona is a close-knit and diverse community of accomplished scholars, scientists, entrepreneurs and artists who are passionate about making a difference in the world. There are approximately 1,477 students who come from ...

Acceptance rate 7%

Net price $17,000

SAT range 1480 - 1540

TOP #30 COLLEGE

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

2-year

Celebrating over 100 years of service, Citrus College is located in Glendora in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, approximately twenty-five miles northeast of metropolitan Los Angeles. The college has the distinction of being the oldest community college in Los Angeles County and the fifth oldest in the state. Citrus College was founded in 1915 under the leadership of Dr. Floyd S. Hayden, who helped bring the community college movement to California. From 1915 to 1961, the college was operated by the Citr...

Net price $8,852