Colleges Near South Pasadena
There are no colleges in South Pasadena, but 114 are within 50 miles, enrolling 1,115,516 students combined.
The closest option is California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, 2.6 miles from South Pasadena (about 3-5 minutes by car). South Pasadena (pop. 25,619) is in California.
Antelope Valley Community College District in Lancaster has the lowest tuition at $1,124 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from South Pasadena. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near South Pasadena. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near South Pasadena.
California Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 3 miles from South Pasadena
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
Platt College Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Alhambra, CA
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- 2 miles from South Pasadena
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,195
California State University Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 3 miles from South Pasadena
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
Los Angeles College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 2 miles from South Pasadena
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $44,586
Occidental College
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 3 miles from South Pasadena
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
Pacific Oaks College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 3 miles from South Pasadena
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 -
Pasadena City College
- Public 2 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 3 miles from South Pasadena
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
Providence Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 3 miles from South Pasadena
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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- 3 miles from South Pasadena
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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- 4 miles from South Pasadena
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
East Los Angeles College
- Public 2 Year
- Monterey Park, CA
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- 5 miles from South Pasadena
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
Glendale Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Glendale, CA
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- 6 miles from South Pasadena
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
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 6 miles from South Pasadena
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
University of the West
- Private 4 Year
- Rosemead, CA
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- 6 miles from South Pasadena
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
California College of ASU
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 8 miles from South Pasadena
- 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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- 7 miles from South Pasadena
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $39,494
The Chicago School at Los Angeles
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 7 miles from South Pasadena
The Chicago School at Los Angeles is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and behavioral sciences. The urban Los Angeles campus centers on professional programs in those fields.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price -
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 8 miles from South Pasadena
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