Colleges Near Manhattan Beach
There are no colleges in Manhattan Beach, but 105 are within 50 miles, enrolling 996,796 students combined.
The closest option is El Camino Community College District in Torrance, 3.9 miles from Manhattan Beach (about 5-7 minutes by car). Manhattan Beach (pop. 35,135) 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 Manhattan Beach. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Manhattan Beach. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Manhattan Beach.
Los Angeles Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Valley Glen, CA
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- 20 miles from Manhattan Beach
Los Angeles Valley College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and media arts programs. The campus is in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,550
Occidental College
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 20 miles from Manhattan Beach
Occidental is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate politics, international relations, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in Los Angeles's Eagle Rock neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1380-1520
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $48,400
Platt College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Alhambra, CA
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- 19 miles from Manhattan Beach
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,195
Pepperdine University
- Private 4 Year
- Malibu, CA
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3.8 | 4 reviews
- 20 miles from Manhattan Beach
Pepperdine is a private Christian university known for undergraduate business, communication, and international studies. The Malibu campus overlooks the Pacific Ocean from hillsides above the coast.
- SAT Range 1290-1450
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $66,585
West Coast University Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- North Hollywood, CA
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- 21 miles from Manhattan Beach
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $51,736
Cypress College
- Public 2 Year
- Cypress, CA
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- 22 miles from Manhattan Beach
Cypress College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and mortuary science. The suburban Orange County campus draws many commuting students.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,253
Glendale Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Glendale, CA
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- 22 miles from Manhattan Beach
Glendale Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate transfer preparation and nursing. The suburban campus is in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,060
University of the West
- Private 4 Year
- Rosemead, CA
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- 21 miles from Manhattan Beach
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
Touro University Worldwide
- Private 4 Year
- Los Alamitos, CA
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- 20 miles from Manhattan Beach
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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- 20 miles from Manhattan Beach
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 -
Art Center College of Design
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 23 miles from Manhattan Beach
Art Center is a private art and design college known for undergraduate industrial design, transportation design, and illustration. The hillside campus in Pasadena overlooks the Los Angeles basin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $53,271
Biola University
- Private 4 Year
- La Mirada, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 22 miles from Manhattan Beach
Biola is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and cinema and media arts. The suburban La Mirada campus requires Bible coursework of all undergraduates.
- SAT Range 1160-1370
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $34,082
California Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 23 miles from Manhattan Beach
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
Los Angeles Pierce College
- Public 2 Year
- Woodland Hills, CA
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- 23 miles from Manhattan Beach
Pierce College is a public community college known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and veterinary technology. The Woodland Hills campus includes a working farm and equestrian center.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,469
Pacific Oaks College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 23 miles from Manhattan Beach
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 -
Rio Hondo College
- Public 2 Year
- Whittier, CA
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- 23 miles from Manhattan Beach
Rio Hondo is a public community college known for administration of justice, fire technology, and police academy training. The hillside campus sits in Whittier in southeastern Los Angeles County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,449
Whittier College
- Private 4 Year
- Whittier, CA
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- 22 miles from Manhattan Beach
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
Woodbury University
- Private 4 Year
- Burbank, CA
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- 22 miles from Manhattan Beach
Woodbury is a private university known for undergraduate architecture, design, and media arts. The urban Burbank campus sits near Los Angeles's entertainment and design industries.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $37,258