Colleges Near Placentia
There are no colleges in Placentia, but 115 are within 50 miles, enrolling 1,079,991 students combined.
The closest option is California State University Fullerton in Fullerton, 1.8 miles from Placentia (about 2-3 minutes by car). Placentia (pop. 50,533) 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 Placentia. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Placentia. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Placentia.
California State University Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 22 miles from Placentia
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
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
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- 23 miles from Placentia
LCAD is a private art and design college known for undergraduate animation, illustration, and fine arts. The compact campus is set in the coastal arts community of Laguna Beach.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $47,702
Pasadena City College
- Public 2 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 24 miles from Placentia
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
Soka University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Aliso Viejo, CA
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4.7 | 18 reviews
- 24 miles from Placentia
Soka is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate international studies and a required study-abroad semester. The residential campus sits in the hills of Aliso Viejo in Orange County.
- SAT Range 1333-1510
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $15,691
California Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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- 25 miles from Placentia
California Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and engineering. The suburban Riverside campus lies in Southern California's Inland Empire.
- SAT Range 960-1150
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $27,862
Chaffey College
- Public 2 Year
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 24 miles from Placentia
Chaffey is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and career technical fields. The suburban campus is in Rancho Cucamonga in California's Inland Empire.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,809
California College of ASU
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 26 miles from Placentia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,425
FIDM Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 26 miles from Placentia
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $39,494
Los Angeles Harbor College
- Public 2 Year
- Wilmington, CA
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- 25 miles from Placentia
LA Harbor College is a public community college known for maritime technology and nursing programs. The campus sits near the Port of Los Angeles in Wilmington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,632
Los Angeles Southwest College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 26 miles from Placentia
Los Angeles Southwest College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer programs. The urban campus is located in South Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,361
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 26 miles from Placentia
A public community college known for undergraduate programs in culinary arts, fashion design, and the skilled trades. The urban campus sits near downtown Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,154
Pacific Oaks College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 25 miles from Placentia
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 -
Saddleback College
- Public 2 Year
- Mission Viejo, CA
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- 25 miles from Placentia
Saddleback is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and transfer programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Mission Viejo.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,122
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 24 miles from Placentia
SCI-Arc is a private architecture school known for undergraduate architecture and design. The urban campus occupies a former freight depot in Los Angeles's Arts District.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $28,985
Los Angeles College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 25 miles from Placentia
- 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
- 25 miles from Placentia
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
University of the People
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, California
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- 24 miles from Placentia
University of the People is a private online university known for undergraduate business administration, computer science, and health science. Programs are tuition-free and delivered entirely online from its base in Pasadena.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $1,575
Art Center College of Design
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 27 miles from Placentia
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