Colleges Near San Clemente
There are no colleges in San Clemente, but 77 are within 50 miles, enrolling 743,145 students combined.
The closest option is Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, 7.8 miles from San Clemente (about 9-13 minutes by car). San Clemente (pop. 63,522) is in California.
Claremont McKenna College in Claremont ranks #17 nationally. Compton College in Compton has the lowest tuition at $1,142 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from San Clemente. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near San Clemente. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near San Clemente.
Saddleback College
- Public 2 Year
- Mission Viejo, CA
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- 8 miles from San Clemente
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
Soka University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Aliso Viejo, CA
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4.7 | 18 reviews
- 10 miles from San Clemente
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
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
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- 12 miles from San Clemente
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
University of California Irvine
- Public 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 19 miles from San Clemente
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
Concordia University Irvine
- Private 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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- 18 miles from San Clemente
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
- 18 miles from San Clemente
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
Orange Coast College
- Public 2 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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- 23 miles from San Clemente
Orange Coast is a public community college known for undergraduate marine science, culinary arts, and aviation. The Costa Mesa campus sits near the Southern California coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,116
Vanguard University of Southern California
- Private 4 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 22 miles from San Clemente
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
Coastline Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fountain Valley, CA
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- 26 miles from San Clemente
Coastline is a community college known for distance education and undergraduate transfer programs. The college serves Orange County through online courses and learning sites based in Fountain Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,972
MiraCosta College
- Public 2 Year
- Oceanside, CA
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- 25 miles from San Clemente
MiraCosta is a public community college known for transfer programs and biomanufacturing. The main campus sits in coastal Oceanside in North San Diego County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,044
Santiago Canyon College
- Public 2 Year
- Orange, CA
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- 26 miles from San Clemente
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
Chapman University
- Private 4 Year
- Orange, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 27 miles from San Clemente
Chapman is a private university known for undergraduate film, media arts, and performing arts. The suburban campus is in the city of Orange in Southern California's Orange County.
- SAT Range 1260-1440
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $47,902
Santa Ana College
- Public 2 Year
- Santa Ana, CA
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- 27 miles from San Clemente
Santa Ana College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and university transfer programs. The urban campus sits in central Santa Ana in Orange County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,894
Professional Golfers Career College
- Private 2 Year
- Temecula, CA
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- 26 miles from San Clemente
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $35,686
San Joaquin Valley College Temecula
- Private 2 Year
- Temecula, California
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| 0 reviews
- 26 miles from San Clemente
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $24,743
The University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Temecula, California
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| 0 reviews
- 26 miles from San Clemente
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Haven University
- Private 4 Year
- Garden Grove, California
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| 0 reviews
- 29 miles from San Clemente
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Golden West College
- Public 2 Year
- Huntington Beach, CA
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- 30 miles from San Clemente
Golden West is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and criminal justice. The suburban campus sits near the Pacific coast in Huntington Beach.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,681