Colleges Near Pismo Beach
There are no colleges in Pismo Beach, but 174 are within 200 miles, enrolling 1,628,215 students combined.
The closest option is California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo, 10.2 miles from Pismo Beach (about 12-17 minutes by car). Pismo Beach (pop. 7,655) is in California.
Stanford University in Stanford ranks #3 nationally. Taft College in Taft has the lowest tuition at $1,108 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Pismo Beach. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Pismo Beach. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Pismo Beach.
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
- Public 4 Year
- San Luis Obispo, CA
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 10 miles from Pismo Beach
Cal Poly is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and agriculture. Students study on a Central Coast campus in the college town of San Luis Obispo.
- SAT Range 1220-1410
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 31%
- Net Price $17,453
Cuesta College
- Public 2 Year
- San Luis Obispo, CA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 13 miles from Pismo Beach
Cuesta is a public community college known for associate degrees in nursing and transfer preparation. The main campus is located in San Luis Obispo on California's Central Coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,541
Allan Hancock College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Maria, CA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 20 miles from Pismo Beach
Allan Hancock is a public community college known for undergraduate theater and agriculture programs. The campus is in Santa Maria on California's Central Coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,029
University of California Santa Barbara
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Barbara, CA
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 69 miles from Pismo Beach
UCSB is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate physics, marine science, and environmental studies. The oceanfront campus sits directly on the Pacific coast near Santa Barbara.
- SAT Range 1230-1460
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.82
- Acceptance Rate 33%
- Net Price $17,658
Taft College
- Public 2 Year
- Taft, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 69 miles from Pismo Beach
Taft College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in dental hygiene and petroleum technology. The small campus sits in the oil-industry town of Taft in California's San Joaquin Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,025
Coalinga College
- Public 2 Year
- Coalinga, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 71 miles from Pismo Beach
Coalinga College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career technical programs. The campus is in the small Central Valley city of Coalinga.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,972
Santa Barbara City College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Barbara, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 76 miles from Pismo Beach
Santa Barbara City College is a community college known for undergraduate marine diving technology and film programs. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,186
Westmont College
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Barbara, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 75 miles from Pismo Beach
Westmont is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the sciences and humanities. The residential hillside campus overlooks the Pacific Ocean above Santa Barbara.
- SAT Range 1240-1450
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $32,172
Antioch University Santa Barbara
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Barbara, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 75 miles from Pismo Beach
Antioch Santa Barbara is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and liberal studies. The small campus is located in central Santa Barbara.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
California State University Bakersfield
- Public 4 Year
- Bakersfield, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 90 miles from Pismo Beach
CSUB is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits in Bakersfield in California's southern San Joaquin Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $6,489
San Joaquin Valley College Bakersfield
- Private 2 Year
- Bakersfield, California
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| 0 reviews
- 92 miles from Pismo Beach
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,272
Lemoore College
- Public 2 Year
- Lemoore, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 92 miles from Pismo Beach
Lemoore College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificates. The campus is in Lemoore in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,083
California Aeronautical University
- Private 4 Year
- Bakersfield, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 94 miles from Pismo Beach
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $34,836
Bakersfield College
- Public 2 Year
- Bakersfield, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 98 miles from Pismo Beach
Bakersfield College is a public community college offering undergraduate associate degrees with programs in nursing and industrial technology. The main campus is in Bakersfield in California's southern Central Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,637
Ventura College
- Public 2 Year
- Ventura, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 102 miles from Pismo Beach
Ventura College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and liberal arts transfer preparation. The campus sits in the coastal city of Ventura.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,522
Thomas Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Paula, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 103 miles from Pismo Beach
Thomas Aquinas is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for a single Great Books curriculum that all undergraduates complete together. The residential campus is set in the hills near Santa Paula in southern California.
- SAT Range 1220-1400
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $24,820
San Joaquin Valley College Visalia
- Private 2 Year
- Visalia, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 109 miles from Pismo Beach
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,525
Oxnard College
- Public 2 Year
- Oxnard, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 110 miles from Pismo Beach
Oxnard College is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates with programs in agriculture, health sciences, and business. The campus is located in the coastal city of Oxnard in Ventura County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $1,085