Colleges Near Torrance
2 colleges are in Torrance, and 107 total within 50 miles enrolling 1,014,410 students.
Homestead Schools is the nearest college in Torrance. Torrance (pop. 145,438) is in California.
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena ranks #7 nationally. El Camino Community College District enrolls the most students with 21,664. Compton College in Compton has the lowest tuition at $1,142 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Torrance. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Torrance. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Torrance.
Vanguard University of Southern California
- Private 4 Year
- Costa Mesa, CA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 28 miles from Torrance
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
California State University Northridge
- Public 4 Year
- Northridge, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 30 miles from Torrance
CSUN is a large public university known for undergraduate film and television, business, and education. The suburban campus lies in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley.
- SAT Range 900-1110
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $7,536
University of California Irvine
- Public 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 31 miles from Torrance
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
Mt San Antonio College
- Public 2 Year
- Walnut, CA
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- 32 miles from Torrance
Mt. SAC is a large community college known for undergraduate nursing, aviation, and agriculture programs. The suburban campus sits in Walnut in the San Gabriel Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,516
Azusa Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- Azusa, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 33 miles from Torrance
Azusa Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry programs. The suburban campus sits at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 983-1238
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $26,143
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
- Public 4 Year
- Pomona, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 34 miles from Torrance
Cal Poly Pomona is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and agriculture. The hillside campus includes working farm facilities and an Arabian horse center.
- SAT Range 1010-1250
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $11,940
Concordia University Irvine
- Private 4 Year
- Irvine, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 33 miles from Torrance
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
Citrus College
- Public 2 Year
- Glendora, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 33 miles from Torrance
Citrus College is a public community college offering associate degrees and university-transfer programs. The suburban campus sits in Glendora at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,607
Santiago Canyon College
- Public 2 Year
- Orange, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 33 miles from Torrance
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
Irvine Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Irvine, CA
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 34 miles from Torrance
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
Los Angeles Mission College
- Public 2 Year
- Sylmar, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 33 miles from Torrance
A public community college offering associate degrees, career certificates, and university-transfer pathways. The campus is located in Sylmar in Los Angeles's northern San Fernando Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,357
Life Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- San Dimas, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Torrance
Life Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry and biblical studies. The suburban campus is in San Dimas in the San Gabriel Valley.
- SAT Range 930-1085
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $21,602
Los Angeles Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- San Dimas, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Torrance
Los Angeles Pacific is a private Christian university known for online undergraduate programs in business, psychology, and liberal studies. Most undergrads complete degrees fully online through its San Dimas-based programs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $22,498
University of La Verne
- Private 4 Year
- La Verne, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 37 miles from Torrance
University of La Verne is a private university known for undergraduate education, business, and public administration. The suburban campus sits in the San Gabriel foothills east of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 986-1236
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $21,530
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
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- 38 miles from Torrance
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
The Master's University and Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Clarita, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 39 miles from Torrance
The Master's University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and music. The suburban Santa Clarita campus sits north of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $37,919
California Lutheran University
- Private 4 Year
- Thousand Oaks, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 41 miles from Torrance
Cal Lutheran is a private university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and communication. The suburban campus in Thousand Oaks is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- SAT Range 1150-1330
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $32,774
California Institute of the Arts
- Private 4 Year
- Valencia, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 41 miles from Torrance
CalArts is a highly selective private arts college known for undergraduate animation, film, and the performing arts. The suburban campus is in Valencia, north of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 32%
- Net Price $56,239