Colleges Near Brea
There are no colleges in Brea, but 117 are within 50 miles, enrolling 1,091,827 students combined.
The closest option is California State University Fullerton in Fullerton, 3.2 miles from Brea (about 4-5 minutes by car). Brea (pop. 39,282) is in California.
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranks #7 nationally. Compton College in Compton has the lowest tuition at $1,142 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Brea. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Brea. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Brea.
Long Beach City College
- Public 2 Year
- Long Beach, CA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 17 miles from Brea
Long Beach City College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, culinary arts, and aviation maintenance. Most students commute to its two Long Beach campuses and many transfer to nearby California State universities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,565
East Los Angeles College
- Public 2 Year
- Monterey Park, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 18 miles from Brea
ELAC is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and administration of justice programs. The campus is in Monterey Park east of downtown Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,700
Irvine Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Irvine, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 18 miles from Brea
A public community college known for undergraduate business, science, and transfer pathways to four-year universities. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Irvine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,821
Orange Coast College
- Public 2 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 18 miles from Brea
Orange Coast is a public community college known for undergraduate marine science, culinary arts, and aviation. The Costa Mesa campus sits near the Southern California coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,116
Norco College
- Public 2 Year
- Norco, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 17 miles from Brea
Norco College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer coursework. The suburban campus sits in Norco, a Riverside County city known for its equestrian community.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,534
University of California Irvine
- Public 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 19 miles from Brea
UC Irvine is a large public university known for undergraduate computer science, biological sciences, and engineering. The suburban campus centers on Aldrich Park in the planned city of Irvine.
- SAT Range 1230-1430
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 29%
- Net Price $15,889
Concordia University Irvine
- Private 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 19 miles from Brea
Concordia Irvine is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and theology. The suburban campus sits in Irvine in Orange County.
- SAT Range 1030-1260
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $29,845
Vanguard University of Southern California
- Private 4 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 18 miles from Brea
Vanguard is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and theatre. The suburban Costa Mesa campus is affiliated with the Assemblies of God.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $23,286
Platt College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Alhambra, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 20 miles from Brea
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,195
Platt College Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 20 miles from Brea
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,463
West Coast University Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 19 miles from Brea
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $47,368
American University of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Signal Hill, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 20 miles from Brea
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $26,480
California Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 21 miles from Brea
Caltech is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate physics, engineering, and chemistry. Most undergrads live on the compact residential campus in Pasadena.
- SAT Range 1530-1580
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.97
- Acceptance Rate 3%
- Net Price $14,513
California State University Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 20 miles from Brea
Cal State LA is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. The urban campus sits in the hills east of downtown Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 870-1060
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $4,460
Compton College
- Public 2 Year
- Compton, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 20 miles from Brea
Compton College is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates with programs in nursing, business, and administration of justice. The urban campus is located in the city of Compton in Los Angeles County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,449
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 22 miles from Brea
Charles Drew University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and biomedical sciences. The urban campus in South Los Angeles is a historically Black health sciences institution.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $35,558
La Sierra University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 21 miles from Brea
La Sierra is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate business, education, and biology. The suburban campus sits in Riverside east of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 880-1140
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $23,848
Pasadena City College
- Public 2 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 21 miles from Brea
Pasadena City College is a public community college known for undergraduate transfer pathways to UC campuses and programs in the visual arts. The urban campus sits in Pasadena northeast of downtown Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,888