Community Colleges Near Palm Springs
38 community colleges within 100 miles of Palm Springs, enrolling 576,918 students.
The closest option is College of the Desert in Palm Desert, 9.8 miles from Palm Springs (about 12-17 minutes by car). Palm Springs (pop. 44,552) is in California.
Barstow Community College in Barstow has the lowest tuition at $1,104 per year.
Community colleges below are sorted by distance from Palm Springs. Most have open admission and flexible start dates.
Cuyamaca College
- Public 2 Year
- El Cajon, CA
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- 77 miles from Palm Springs
Cuyamaca is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in ornamental horticulture and automotive technology. The suburban campus sits in East San Diego County near the foothills.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,752
Mt San Antonio College
- Public 2 Year
- Walnut, CA
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- 77 miles from Palm Springs
Mt. SAC is a large community college known for undergraduate nursing, aviation, and agriculture programs. The suburban campus sits in Walnut in the San Gabriel Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,516
Santa Ana College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Ana, CA
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- 78 miles from Palm Springs
Santa Ana College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and university transfer programs. The urban campus sits in central Santa Ana in Orange County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,894
Barstow Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Barstow, CA
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- 79 miles from Palm Springs
Barstow Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees, transfer preparation, and career technical programs. The small campus sits in the Mojave Desert city of Barstow along the Interstate 15 corridor.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,048
San Diego Mesa College
- Public 2 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 78 miles from Palm Springs
A large public community college known for undergraduate transfer preparation, health sciences, and business programs. The urban campus is located in San Diego's Clairemont Mesa area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,316
Fullerton College
- Public 2 Year
- Fullerton, CA
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- 79 miles from Palm Springs
Fullerton College is a public community college known for associate degrees and transfer pathways to UC and CSU campuses. The suburban Orange County campus is California's oldest continuously operating community college.
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- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,306
Orange Coast College
- Public 2 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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- 79 miles from Palm Springs
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
Citrus College
- Public 2 Year
- Glendora, CA
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- 81 miles from Palm Springs
Citrus College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer programs. The suburban campus sits in Glendora at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,607
Coastline Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fountain Valley, CA
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- 80 miles from Palm Springs
Coastline is a community college known for distance education and undergraduate transfer programs. The college serves Orange County through online courses and learning sites based in Fountain Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,972
San Diego City College
- Public 2 Year
- San Diego, CA
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- 83 miles from Palm Springs
San Diego City College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and visual arts. The urban campus sits in downtown San Diego.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,040
Golden West College
- Public 2 Year
- Huntington Beach, CA
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- 84 miles from Palm Springs
Golden West is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and criminal justice. The suburban campus sits near the Pacific coast in Huntington Beach.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,681
Cypress College
- Public 2 Year
- Cypress, CA
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- 85 miles from Palm Springs
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
Southwestern College
- Public 2 Year
- Chula Vista, CA
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- 84 miles from Palm Springs
Southwestern College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. The suburban Chula Vista campus sits in San Diego County's South Bay near the U.S.-Mexico border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,148
Rio Hondo College
- Public 2 Year
- Whittier, CA
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- 87 miles from Palm Springs
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
Cerritos College
- Public 2 Year
- Norwalk, CA
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- 90 miles from Palm Springs
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
Imperial Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Imperial, CA
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- 90 miles from Palm Springs
Imperial Valley College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and agriculture programs. The campus sits in California's Imperial Valley, an agricultural region near the U.S.-Mexico border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $1,890
Long Beach City College
- Public 2 Year
- Long Beach, CA
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- 92 miles from Palm Springs
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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- 94 miles from Palm Springs
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