Colleges Near Vandenberg AFB
There are no colleges in Vandenberg AFB, but 167 are within 200 miles, enrolling 1,613,049 students combined.
The closest option is Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, 16 miles from Vandenberg AFB (about 19-27 minutes by car). Vandenberg AFB (pop. 3,338) is in California.
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranks #7 nationally. Barstow Community College in Barstow has the lowest tuition at $1,104 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Vandenberg AFB. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Vandenberg AFB. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Vandenberg AFB.
Vanguard University of Southern California
- Private 4 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 165 miles from Vandenberg AFB
Vanguard is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and theatre. The suburban Costa Mesa campus is affiliated with the Assemblies of God.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $23,286
Gavilan College
- Public 2 Year
- Gilroy, CA
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- 167 miles from Vandenberg AFB
Gavilan is a public community college offering associate degrees in nursing and career technical fields. Most students attend the main campus in Gilroy in southern Santa Clara County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,753
University of California Irvine
- Public 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 169 miles from Vandenberg AFB
UC Irvine is a large public university known for undergraduate computer science, biological sciences, and engineering. The suburban campus centers on Aldrich Park in the planned city of Irvine.
- SAT Range 1230-1430
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 29%
- Net Price $15,889
Santiago Canyon College
- Public 2 Year
- Orange, CA
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- 168 miles from Vandenberg AFB
Santiago Canyon College is a public community college known for transfer pathways and water utility science. Most students commute to its suburban Orange County campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,573
Cerro Coso Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Ridgecrest, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 170 miles from Vandenberg AFB
Cerro Coso is a community college known for associate degrees, transfer preparation, and career technical programs. The main campus sits in California's high desert community of Ridgecrest.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,045
Chaffey College
- Public 2 Year
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 171 miles from Vandenberg AFB
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
Concordia University Irvine
- Private 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 170 miles from Vandenberg AFB
Concordia Irvine is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and theology. The suburban campus sits in Irvine in Orange County.
- SAT Range 1030-1260
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $29,845
Irvine Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Irvine, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 171 miles from Vandenberg AFB
A public community college known for undergraduate business, science, and transfer pathways to four-year universities. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Irvine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,821
Platt College Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 172 miles from Vandenberg AFB
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,463
West Coast University Ontario
- Private 4 Year
- Ontario, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 171 miles from Vandenberg AFB
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $47,368
San Joaquin Valley College Ontario
- Private 2 Year
- Ontario, California
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| 0 reviews
- 174 miles from Vandenberg AFB
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,743
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
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- 175 miles from Vandenberg AFB
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
Cabrillo College
- Public 2 Year
- Aptos, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 176 miles from Vandenberg AFB
Cabrillo is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and dental hygiene. The hillside campus in Aptos overlooks Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,716
Norco College
- Public 2 Year
- Norco, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 176 miles from Vandenberg AFB
Norco College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer coursework. The suburban campus sits in Norco, a Riverside County city known for its equestrian community.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,534
Soka University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Aliso Viejo, CA
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4.7 | 18 reviews
- 177 miles from Vandenberg AFB
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
San Joaquin Valley College Hesperia
- Private 2 Year
- Hesperia, California
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| 0 reviews
- 178 miles from Vandenberg AFB
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,140
University of California Santa Cruz
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Cruz, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 180 miles from Vandenberg AFB
UC Santa Cruz is a public university known for undergraduate marine science, environmental studies, and astronomy. The residential-college campus sits among redwood forests overlooking Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range 1160-1360
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $18,059
La Sierra University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 180 miles from Vandenberg AFB
La Sierra is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate business, education, and biology. The suburban campus sits in Riverside east of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 880-1140
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $23,848