Community Colleges Near San Rafael
20 community colleges within 50 miles of San Rafael, enrolling 193,037 students.
The closest option is College of Marin in Kentfield, 3 miles from San Rafael (about 4-5 minutes by car). San Rafael (pop. 57,713) is in California.
Chabot College in Hayward has the lowest tuition at $1,150 per year.
Community colleges below are sorted by distance from San Rafael. Most have open admission and flexible start dates.
College of Marin
- Public 2 Year
- Kentfield, CA
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- 3 miles from San Rafael
College of Marin is a public community college known for nursing, performing arts, and transfer preparation. The suburban Kentfield campus sits in Marin County north of San Francisco.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,662
Contra Costa College
- Public 2 Year
- San Pablo, CA
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- 9 miles from San Rafael
Contra Costa College is a public community college known for nursing and university-transfer programs. The campus is in San Pablo in California's East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,384
Berkeley City College
- Public 2 Year
- Berkeley, CA
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- 15 miles from San Rafael
Berkeley City College is a public community college known for transfer preparation and programs in the liberal arts and sciences. The urban campus sits in downtown Berkeley near UC Berkeley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,695
College of Alameda
- Public 2 Year
- Alameda, CA
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- 19 miles from San Rafael
College of Alameda is a public community college known for aviation maintenance technology and career technical programs. The campus is located on Alameda Island in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,506
City College of San Francisco
- Public 2 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 18 miles from San Rafael
A large public community college known for undergraduate nursing, culinary arts, and transfer preparation. The main Ocean Avenue campus and additional centers serve students across San Francisco.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,616
Laney College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 18 miles from San Rafael
Laney is a public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts and career technical programs. The urban campus sits near Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $17,741
Diablo Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Pleasant Hill, CA
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- 24 miles from San Rafael
Diablo Valley College is a community college known for transfer pathways to UC Berkeley and other University of California campuses. The suburban campus sits in Pleasant Hill in the San Francisco East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,001
Merritt College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 23 miles from San Rafael
Merritt is a public community college known for nursing and landscape horticulture. The campus sits in the Oakland hills overlooking San Francisco Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,581
Napa Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Napa, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 24 miles from San Rafael
Napa Valley College is a public community college known for programs in viticulture and winery technology. The campus is set in California's Napa Valley wine region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,587
Skyline College
- Public 2 Year
- San Bruno, CA
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- 24 miles from San Rafael
Skyline is a public community college known for automotive technology and respiratory care programs. The campus sits in San Bruno on the San Francisco Peninsula.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,639
Solano Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fairfield, CA
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- 27 miles from San Rafael
Solano is a public community college offering associate degrees, transfer preparation, and career technical programs. The main campus is in Fairfield on the I-80 corridor between Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,102
Chabot College
- Public 2 Year
- Hayward, CA
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- 32 miles from San Rafael
Chabot is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, dental hygiene, and automotive technology. The campus sits in Hayward in California's East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,043
College of San Mateo
- Public 2 Year
- San Mateo, CA
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- 32 miles from San Rafael
College of San Mateo is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and astronomy. The hilltop campus overlooks San Francisco Bay on the Peninsula.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,831
Los Medanos College
- Public 2 Year
- Pittsburg, CA
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- 35 miles from San Rafael
Los Medanos is a public community college known for transfer pathways and career programs in nursing and process technology. The campus is in Pittsburg in eastern Contra Costa County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,860
Santa Rosa Junior College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Rosa, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from San Rafael
A public community college known for undergraduate viticulture, wine studies, and nursing. The main campus sits in Santa Rosa in Sonoma County wine country.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,690
Canada College
- Public 2 Year
- Redwood City, CA
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- 39 miles from San Rafael
Canada College is a public community college known for transfer pathways and career programs in nursing, radiologic technology, and design. The hillside campus sits above Redwood City on the San Francisco Peninsula.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,276
Las Positas College
- Public 2 Year
- Livermore, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 43 miles from San Rafael
Las Positas is a public community college known for undergraduate transfer pathways and career technical programs. The campus is in Livermore in California's East Bay Tri-Valley region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,669
Ohlone College
- Public 2 Year
- Fremont, CA
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- 45 miles from San Rafael
Ohlone is a public community college known for undergraduate deaf studies, ASL interpreting, and nursing. The main campus is in Fremont in California's East Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,639