Colleges Near Desert Center
There are no colleges in Desert Center, but 176 are within 200 miles, enrolling 1,816,023 students combined.
The closest option is Palo Verde College in Blythe, 41.4 miles from Desert Center (about 50-71 minutes by car). Desert Center (pop. 204) is in California.
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranks #7 nationally. Barstow Community College in Barstow has the lowest tuition at $1,104 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Desert Center. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Desert Center. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Desert Center.
Whittier College
- Private 4 Year
- Whittier, CA
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- 154 miles from Desert Center
Whittier is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, psychology, and education. The suburban Los Angeles County campus has historic Quaker roots.
- SAT Range 1140-1340
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $28,101
Touro University Worldwide
- Private 4 Year
- Los Alamitos, CA
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- 155 miles from Desert Center
Touro University Worldwide is a private online university with undergraduate programs in business, psychology, and health sciences. Most undergrads complete degrees through distance learning rather than a traditional residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,522
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Fe Springs, California
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- 154 miles from Desert Center
A private Presbyterian seminary known for undergraduate theology and biblical studies. The suburban campus is located in Santa Fe Springs in Los Angeles County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
California State University Long Beach
- Public 4 Year
- Long Beach, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 158 miles from Desert Center
Cal State Long Beach is a large public university known for undergraduate art and design, nursing, and business. The campus sits near the Pacific coast in the Los Angeles metro area.
- SAT Range 1020-1240
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price $10,607
Cerritos College
- Public 2 Year
- Norwalk, CA
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- 157 miles from Desert Center
Cerritos is a public community college known for nursing, automotive technology, and transfer preparation. The suburban campus sits in Norwalk in southeastern Los Angeles County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,325
Nevada State University
- Public 4 Year
- Henderson, NV
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- 157 miles from Desert Center
Nevada State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban campus is located in Henderson in the Las Vegas Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.75
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $15,699
University of the West
- Private 4 Year
- Rosemead, CA
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- 157 miles from Desert Center
University of the West is a small private university known for undergraduate Buddhist studies, religious studies, and business. The suburban Rosemead campus is Buddhist-affiliated and lies in the greater Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.43
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,713
Long Beach City College
- Public 2 Year
- Long Beach, CA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 159 miles from Desert Center
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
California Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 161 miles from Desert Center
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
East Los Angeles College
- Public 2 Year
- Monterey Park, CA
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- 161 miles from Desert Center
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
Pasadena City College
- Public 2 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 160 miles from Desert Center
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
American University of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Signal Hill, CA
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- 161 miles from Desert Center
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $26,480
Touro University Nevada
- Private 4 Year
- Henderson, NV
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- 160 miles from Desert Center
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
California State University Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 162 miles from Desert Center
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
Pacific Oaks College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 162 miles from Desert Center
Pacific Oaks is a private college known for undergraduate early childhood education and human development. The campus is located in Pasadena in the Los Angeles metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 34%
- Net Price -
Platt College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Alhambra, CA
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- 161 miles from Desert Center
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,195
Los Angeles College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 162 miles from Desert Center
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $44,586
Providence Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 162 miles from Desert Center
Providence Christian is a small private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical and theological studies. Most students live in a residential campus community in Pasadena.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,422