California Colleges and Universities
Listed below are the California institutions of higher education in the BrainTrack database. Large schools in California include: University of California-Los Angeles, California State University-Long Beach, California State University-Fullerton, California State University-Northridge, and Riverside Community College.| School | City | Students | Highest Degree | Tenure System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Art University | San Francisco | 13,181 | Masters | |
| Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley | Berkeley | 181 | Masters | |
| Advanced College | South Gate | 118 | Associates | |
| Alameda Beauty College | Alameda | |||
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria | 11,552 | Associates | yes |
| Alliant International University | San Diego | 4,149 | ||
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-West | Los Angeles | 162 | Associates | |
| American Baptist Seminary of the West | Berkeley | 65 | yes | |
| American Career College | Anaheim, Los Angeles, Ontario | |||
| American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine | San Francisco | 322 | ||
| American Film Institute Conservatory | Los Angeles | 357 | Masters | |
| American InterContinental University | Los Angeles | |||
| American Jewish University | Los Angeles | 209 | Masters | yes |
| American River College | Sacramento | 34,610 | Associates | yes |
| Antelope Valley College | Lancaster | 15,108 | Associates | yes |
| Anthem College | Sacramento | |||
| Antioch University Los Angeles | Culver City | 697 | Masters | |
| Antioch University-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | 369 | ||
| Argosy University | Alameda, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Ana, Santa Monica | |||
| Art Center College of Design | Pasadena | 1,632 | Masters | |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa | 8,548 | Doctoral & professional | |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | 19,287 | Associates | yes |
| Barstow Community College | Barstow | 3,778 | Associates | yes |
| Bellus Academy | El Cajon, National City, Poway | |||
| Berkeley City College | Berkeley | 6,291 | Associates | yes |
| Bethany University | Scotts Valley | 516 | Masters | yes |
| Bethel Seminary San Diego | San Diego | 213 | Masters | yes |
| Bethesda Christian University | Anaheim | 299 | ||
| Biola University | La Mirada | 5,893 | yes | |
| Brandman University Online | ONLINE | |||
| Brandman University, Part of the Chapman University System | Irvine | 6,067 | Masters | |
| Bryan College | Gold River, Los Angeles | |||
| Butte College | Oroville | 12,458 | Associates | yes |
| Cabrillo College | Aptos | 16,387 | Associates | yes |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | 4,013 | Masters | yes |
| California College of the Arts | Oakland | 1,710 | Masters | yes |
| California College San Diego | San Diego | |||
| California College-San Diego | San Diego | 817 | Bachelors | |
| California Culinary Academy | San Francisco | |||
| California Healing Arts College | Los Angeles | |||
| California Institute of Integral Studies | San Francisco | 1,166 | ||
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | 2,126 | yes | |
| California Institute of the Arts | Valencia | 1,381 | ||
| California InterContinental University | Diamond Bar | |||
| California Maritime Academy | Vallejo | 875 | Bachelors | yes |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | 19,471 | Masters | yes |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona | 21,190 | Masters | yes |
| California State University-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | 7,684 | Masters | yes |
| California State University-Channel Islands | Camarillo | 3,783 | Masters | yes |
| California State University-Chico | Chico | 17,132 | Masters | yes |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | Carson | 12,851 | Masters | yes |
| California State University-East Bay | Hayward | 14,167 | Masters | yes |
| California State University-Fresno | Fresno | 22,613 | yes | |
| California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | 36,996 | yes | |
| California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | 37,891 | yes | |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 20,743 | yes | |
| California State University-Northridge | Northridge | 36,208 | Masters | yes |
| California State University-Sacramento | Sacramento | 29,011 | yes | |
| California State University-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | 17,646 | Masters | yes |
| California State University-San Marcos | San Marcos | 9,148 | Masters | yes |
| California State University-Stanislaus | Turlock | 8,601 | yes | |
| California Western School of Law | San Diego | 911 | yes | |
| Canada College | Redwood City | 6,642 | Associates | yes |
| Casa Loma College-Van Nuys | Van Nuys | 675 | Associates | |
| Central Coast College | Salinas | |||
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | 23,236 | Associates | yes |
| Cerro Coso Community College | Ridgecrest | 5,767 | Associates | yes |
| Chabot College | Hayward | 13,398 | Associates | yes |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | 20,304 | Associates | yes |
| Chapman University | Orange | 6,128 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science | Los Angeles | 255 | Masters | |
| Charter College | Canyon Country, Lancaster, Long Beach, Oxnard | |||
| Church Divinity School of the Pacific | Berkeley | 115 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Citrus College | Glendora | 13,392 | Associates | yes |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | 34,868 | Associates | yes |
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont | 2,215 | yes | |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont | 1,212 | Masters | yes |
| Claremont School of Theology | Claremont | 358 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Coastline Community College | Fountain Valley | 12,011 | Associates | yes |
| Cogswell Polytechnical College | Sunnyvale | 224 | Bachelors | |
| Coleman University | San Diego, San Marcos | |||
| College of Alameda | Alameda | 6,789 | Associates | yes |
| College of Marin | Kentfield | 6,047 | Associates | yes |
| College of San Mateo | San Mateo | 10,911 | Associates | yes |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | 21,010 | Associates | yes |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | 9,734 | Associates | yes |
| College of the Redwoods | Eureka | 6,737 | Associates | yes |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | 13,449 | Associates | yes |
| College of the Siskiyous | Weed | 2,849 | Associates | yes |
| Columbia College | Sonora | 3,419 | Associates | yes |
| Columbia College Hollywood | Tarzana | 355 | Bachelors | yes |
| Community Based Education and Development DBA CBD College | Los Angeles | 338 | Associates | |
| Concordia University | Irvine | 2,543 | Masters | |
| Contra Costa College | San Pablo | 7,580 | Associates | yes |
| Copper Mountain Community College | Joshua Tree | 1,907 | Associates | yes |
| Cosumnes River College | Sacramento | 14,401 | Associates | yes |
| Crafton Hills College | Yucaipa | 6,071 | Associates | yes |
| Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo | 11,341 | Associates | yes |
| Cuyamaca College | El Cajon | 7,706 | Associates | yes |
| Cypress College | Cypress | 15,102 | Associates | yes |
| De Anza College | Cupertino | 26,056 | Associates | yes |
| Design Institute of San Diego | San Diego | 253 | Bachelors | |
| DeVry University | Alhambra, Anaheim, Bakersfield, Colton, Daly City, Elk Grove, Fremont, Fresno, Irvine, Long Beach, Palmdale, Pomona, San Diego, San Jose, Sherman Oaks | |||
| DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management | Alhambra, Colton, Daly City, Elk Grove, Fremont, Irvine, Long Beach, Palmdale, Pomona, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Sherman Oaks | |||
| Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill | 21,205 | Associates | yes |
| Dominican University of California | San Rafael | 2,071 | Masters | yes |
| Dongguk University Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 187 | Masters | |
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | 34,065 | Associates | yes |
| East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program | West Covina | 670 | Associates | |
| El Camino College | Torrance | 27,098 | Associates | yes |
| El Camino College-Compton Center | Compton | 4,915 | Associates | yes |
| Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine | Santa Monica | 218 | ||
| Empire College | Santa Rosa | |||
| Everest College | Alhambra, Anaheim, City of Industry, Gardena, Hayward, Los Angeles, Ontario, Reseda, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Jose, Torrance | |||
| Evergreen Valley College | San Jose | 11,119 | Associates | yes |
| Feather River College | Quincy | 1,495 | Associates | yes |
| Fielding Graduate University | Santa Barbara | 1,735 | ||
| Five Branches University | Santa Cruz | 289 | Masters | |
| Folsom Lake College | Folsom | 9,179 | Associates | yes |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | 19,485 | Associates | yes |
| Franciscan School of Theology | Berkeley | 69 | Masters | yes |
| Fremont College | Cerritos | 171 | Associates | |
| Fresno City College | Fresno | 24,783 | Associates | yes |
| Fresno Pacific University | Fresno | 2,436 | Masters | |
| Fuller Theological Seminary in California | Pasadena | 2,957 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Fullerton College | Fullerton | 22,068 | Associates | yes |
| Gavilan College | Gilroy | 7,509 | Associates | yes |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | 16,166 | Associates | yes |
| Golden Gate University | Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose | |||
| Golden West College | Huntington Beach | 13,961 | Associates | yes |
| Golf Academy of America | Carlsbad | 274 | Associates | |
| Graduate Theological Union | Berkeley | 234 | yes | |
| Grossmont College | El Cajon | 16,082 | Associates | yes |
| Hartnell College | Salinas | 10,455 | Associates | yes |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont | 738 | Bachelors | yes |
| Heald College | Concord, Fresno, Hayward, Milpitas, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, Salinas, San Francisco, Stockton | |||
| Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | Los Angeles | 110 | yes | |
| Holy Names University | Oakland | 1,105 | Masters | yes |
| Hope International University | Fullerton | 864 | Masters | |
| Humboldt State University | Arcata | 7,800 | Masters | yes |
| Humphreys College-Stockton and Modesto Campuses | Stockton | 714 | Masters | |
| Hypnosis Motivation Institute | Tarzana | |||
| ICDC College | Los Angeles | 1,760 | Associates | |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial | 8,456 | Associates | yes |
| Institute for Business and Technology | Santa Clara | |||
| Institute of Technology | Clovis | 1,768 | Associates | |
| Institute of Transpersonal Psychology | Palo Alto | 461 | ||
| Interior Designers Institute | Newport Beach | 360 | Bachelors | |
| International Academy of Design and Technology | Sacramento | |||
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | 8,830 | Associates | yes |
| ITT Technical Institute | Anaheim, Clovis, Concord, Corona, Culver City, Lathrop, Oxnard, Rancho Cordova, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Dimas, Sylmar, Torrance, West Covina | |||
| Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | Berkeley | 148 | yes | |
| John F Kennedy University | Pleasant Hill | 1,580 | ||
| Kaplan College | Bakersfield, Chula Vista, Clovis, Modesto, North Hollywood, Palm Springs, Panorama City, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, Stockton, Vista | |||
| King's College and Seminary | Van Nuys | 473 | ||
| Kitchen Academy | Sacramento | |||
| LA College International | Los Angeles | 282 | Bachelors | |
| Laguna College of Art and Design | Laguna Beach | 370 | Masters | |
| Lake Tahoe Community College | South Lake Tahoe | 3,347 | Associates | yes |
| Laney College | Oakland | 13,297 | Associates | yes |
| Las Positas College | Livermore | 8,468 | Associates | yes |
| Lassen Community College | Susanville | 2,070 | Associates | yes |
| Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America | Pasadena, San Francisco | |||
| Life Pacific College | San Dimas | 514 | Bachelors | |
| Lincoln University | Oakland | 438 | Masters | yes |
| Loma Linda University | Loma Linda | 4,040 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | 26,927 | Associates | yes |
| Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles | 19,672 | Associates | yes |
| Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | Los Angeles | 308 | Associates | |
| Los Angeles Film School | Hollywood | |||
| Los Angeles Harbor College | Wilmington | 10,083 | Associates | yes |
| Los Angeles Mission College | Sylmar | 10,908 | Associates | yes |
| Los Angeles ORT College | Los Angeles | 177 | Associates | yes |
| Los Angeles Pierce College | Woodland Hills | 22,434 | Associates | yes |
| Los Angeles Southwest College | Los Angeles | 7,790 | Associates | yes |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | 17,487 | Associates | yes |
| Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Glen | 19,542 | Associates | yes |
| Los Medanos College | Pittsburg | 9,634 | Associates | yes |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | 9,011 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Marinello Schools of Beauty | Anaheim, Bell, Burbank, Castro Valley, Cathedral City, Chico, City of Industry, Concord, El Cajon, Hayward, Hemet, Huntington Beach, Inglewood, Lake Forest, Lomita, Los Angeles, Moreno Valley, Napa, Ontario, Palmdale, Paramount, Redding, Reseda, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Seaside, Simi Valley, Stockton, Victorville, West Covina, Whittier | |||
| Marymount College | Rancho Palos Verdes | 575 | Associates | |
| Mayfield College | Cathedral City | |||
| Mendocino College | Ukiah | 4,863 | Associates | yes |
| Menlo College | Atherton | 666 | Bachelors | |
| Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary | Fresno | 144 | Masters | |
| Merced College | Merced | 10,836 | Associates | yes |
| Merritt College | Oakland | 7,330 | Associates | yes |
| Milan Institute | Bakersfield, Clovis, Indio, Visalia | |||
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology | Fairfield, La Quinta, Visalia | |||
| Mills College | Oakland | 1,476 | yes | |
| MiraCosta College | Oceanside | 12,233 | Associates | yes |
| Mission College | Santa Clara | 10,397 | Associates | yes |
| Modesto Junior College | Modesto | 19,307 | Associates | yes |
| Monterey Institute of International Studies | Monterey | 849 | Masters | yes |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey | 9,396 | Associates | yes |
| Moorpark College | Moorpark | 16,090 | Associates | yes |
| Mount Jacinto College | San Jacinto | 15,924 | Associates | yes |
| Mount St Mary's College | Los Angeles | 2,363 | yes | |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | 30,026 | Associates | yes |
| Mt Sierra College | Monrovia | 460 | Bachelors | |
| MTI College | Sacramento | 636 | Associates | |
| Musicians Institute | Hollywood | 1,206 | Bachelors | |
| Napa Valley College | Napa | 7,023 | Associates | yes |
| National Career College | Van Nuys | |||
| National Career Education | Citrus Heights | |||
| National Holistic Institute | Emeryville, Encino, Petaluma, San Jose | |||
| National University | La Jolla | 15,521 | Masters | |
| NewSchool of Architecture & Design | San Diego | |||
| Northwestern Polytechnic University | Fremont | 1,107 | ||
| Notre Dame de Namur University | Belmont | 1,478 | Masters | yes |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles | 1,868 | Masters | yes |
| Ohlone College | Fremont | 12,896 | Associates | yes |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | 24,742 | Associates | yes |
| Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles | 1,206 | Masters | |
| Oxnard College | Oxnard | 7,840 | Associates | yes |
| Pacific College | Costa Mesa | 229 | Associates | |
| Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary | Berkeley | 108 | Masters | yes |
| Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena | |||
| Pacific School of Religion | Berkeley | 198 | yes | |
| Pacific States University | Los Angeles | 216 | ||
| Pacific Union College | Angwin | 1,278 | Masters | yes |
| Pacifica Graduate Institute | Carpinteria | 675 | ||
| Palmer College of Chiropractic-West Campus | San Jose | 285 | ||
| Palo Alto University | Palo Alto | 491 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Palo Verde College | Blythe | 3,668 | Associates | yes |
| Palomar College | San Marcos | 26,805 | Associates | yes |
| Pardee RAND Graduate School | Santa Monica | 112 | ||
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | 26,713 | Associates | yes |
| Patten University | Oakland | 1,056 | Masters | |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | 7,614 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology | Irvine, Los Angeles, Malibu, Thousand Oaks | |||
| Phillips Graduate Institute | Encino | 309 | ||
| Pitzer College | Claremont | 1,025 | Bachelors | yes |
| Platt College | Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, Ontario | |||
| Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | 3,390 | Masters | yes |
| Pomona College | Claremont | 1,532 | Bachelors | yes |
| Porterville College | Porterville | 4,363 | Associates | yes |
| Reedley College | Reedley | 14,223 | Associates | yes |
| Rio Hondo College | Whittier | 20,609 | Associates | yes |
| Riverside Community College | Riverside | 36,146 | Associates | yes |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento | 26,128 | Associates | yes |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | 16,679 | Associates | yes |
| Sage College | Moreno Valley | 479 | Associates | |
| Saint Marys College of California | Moraga | 3,840 | yes | |
| Salon Success Academies | Corona, Fontana, Redlands, San Bernardino, Upland | |||
| Samra University of Oriental Medicine | Los Angeles | |||
| Samuel Merritt University | Oakland | 1,311 | ||
| San Bernardino Valley College | San Bernardino | 14,136 | Associates | yes |
| San Diego Christian College | El Cajon | 422 | Bachelors | |
| San Diego City College | San Diego | 18,637 | Associates | yes |
| San Diego Mesa College | San Diego | 23,059 | Associates | yes |
| San Diego Miramar College | San Diego | 11,763 | Associates | yes |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | 34,889 | yes | |
| San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus | Calexico | 971 | Masters | |
| San Francisco Art Institute | San Francisco | 601 | Masters | yes |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | San Francisco | 402 | Masters | |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco | 30,014 | yes | |
| San Francisco Theological Seminary | San Anselmo | 428 | yes | |
| San Joaquin College of Law | Clovis | 200 | ||
| San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | 20,190 | Associates | yes |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | 541 | Associates | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno | Fresno | 786 | Associates | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Campus | Salida | 310 | Associates | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova | 287 | Associates | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cucamonga | Rancho Cucamonga | 588 | Associates | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | Visalia | 887 | Associates | |
| San Jose City College | San Jose | 11,707 | Associates | yes |
| San Jose State University | San Jose | 32,746 | Masters | yes |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | 33,916 | Associates | yes |
| Santa Barbara Business College | Bakersfield | 708 | Associates | |
| Santa Barbara Business College | Santa Maria | 216 | Associates | |
| Santa Barbara Business College | Ventura | 373 | Associates | |
| Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara | 19,081 | Associates | yes |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | 8,758 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Santa Monica College | Santa Monica | 31,404 | Associates | yes |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | 20,298 | Associates | yes |
| Santiago Canyon College | Orange | 14,034 | Associates | yes |
| Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center | San Francisco | 548 | Doctoral & professional | |
| School of Audio Engineering | Los Angeles, San Francisco | |||
| School of Urban Missions | Oakland | 109 | Bachelors | |
| Scripps College | Claremont | 972 | Bachelors | yes |
| Shasta College | Redding | 10,334 | Associates | yes |
| Sierra College | Rocklin | 20,664 | Associates | yes |
| Silicon Valley University | San Jose | 600 | Masters | |
| Simpson University | Redding | 1,147 | Masters | |
| Skyline College | San Bruno | 9,463 | Associates | yes |
| Soka University of America | Aliso Viejo | 384 | Masters | yes |
| Solano Community College | Fairfield | 11,055 | Associates | yes |
| Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park | 8,921 | Masters | yes |
| South Baylo University | Anaheim | 551 | ||
| Southern California College of Optometry | Fullerton | 385 | yes | |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture | Los Angeles | 482 | Masters | |
| Southern California Institute of Technology | Anaheim | 604 | Bachelors | |
| Southern California Seminary | El Cajon | 182 | ||
| Southern California University of Health Sciences | Whittier | 475 | ||
| Southwestern Law School | Los Angeles | 1,031 | Masters | yes |
| Stanbridge College | Irvine | |||
| Stanford University | Stanford | 17,833 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Taft College | Taft | 9,353 | Associates | yes |
| TechSkills | Sacramento, San Jose | |||
| TechSkills - Medical | Sacramento, San Jose | |||
| The Art Institutes | Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Sunnyvale | |||
| The Chicago School | Irvine, Los Angeles | |||
| The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 4,651 | Bachelors | |
| The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Orange County | Irvine | 500 | Associates | |
| The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Diego | San Diego | 265 | Associates | |
| The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco | San Francisco | 950 | Associates | |
| The Los Angeles Recording School | Los Angeles | |||
| The Master's College and Seminary | Santa Clarita | 1,417 | ||
| The National Hispanic University | San Jose | 591 | Bachelors | |
| The Wright Institute | Berkeley | 387 | yes | |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula | 340 | Bachelors | yes |
| Thomas Jefferson School of Law | San Diego | 870 | yes | |
| Trinity Law and Graduate School | Santa Ana | yes | ||
| Trinity Life Bible College | Sacramento | 175 | Bachelors | |
| UEI College | Anaheim, Chula Vista, El Monte, Gardena, Huntington Park, Ontario, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Marcos, Van Nuys | |||
| United States University | National City | |||
| Universal Technical Institute | Rancho Cucamonga, Sacramento | |||
| University of Antelope Valley | Lancaster | 663 | Bachelors | yes |
| University of California Hastings College of Law | San Francisco | 1,306 | yes | |
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | 35,396 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of California-Davis | Davis | 30,568 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of California-Irvine | Irvine | 26,984 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 38,220 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of California-Merced | Merced | 2,718 | yes | |
| University of California-Riverside | Riverside | 18,079 | yes | |
| University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | 27,520 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of California-San Francisco | San Francisco | 2,998 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | 21,868 | yes | |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | 16,615 | yes | |
| University of East-West Medicine | Sunnyvale | 200 | Masters | |
| University of La Verne | La Verne | 7,511 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of Phoenix | Bakersfield, Beale AFB, Chula Vista, Concord, Costa Mesa, Culver City, Diamond Bar, Elk Grove, Fremont, Fresno, Gardena, Imperial, LaMirada, Laguna Hills, Lancaster, Lathrop, Modesto, Murrieta, Oakland, Ontario, Palm Desert, Pasadena, Pleasanton, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Suisun City, Visalia, Woodland Hills | |||
| University of Redlands | Redlands | 4,317 | yes | |
| University of San Diego | San Diego | 7,832 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco | 8,750 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | 33,747 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton | 6,251 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of the West | Rosemead | 232 | yes | |
| Vanguard University of Southern California | Costa Mesa | 2,149 | Masters | yes |
| Ventura College | Ventura | 14,207 | Associates | yes |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville | 11,697 | Associates | yes |
| Video Symphony TV & Film School | Burbank | |||
| WCU | Anaheim, Los Angeles, Ontario | |||
| West Hills College-Coalinga | Coalinga | 3,095 | Associates | yes |
| West Hills College-Lemoore | Lemoore | 3,997 | Associates | yes |
| West Los Angeles College | Culver City | 13,022 | Associates | yes |
| West Valley College | Saratoga | 11,762 | Associates | yes |
| Western Career College | Antioch, Citrus Heights, Emeryville, Pleasant Hill, Sacramento, San Jose, San Leandro, Stockton | |||
| Western State University-College of Law-Argosy | Fullerton | 384 | yes | |
| Western University of Health Sciences | Pomona | 2,393 | yes | |
| Westminster Theological Seminary in California | Escondido | 129 | Masters | yes |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara | 1,340 | Bachelors | yes |
| Westwood College | Anaheim, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Torrance, Upland | |||
| Whittier College | Whittier | 2,047 | Masters | yes |
| William Jessup University | Rocklin | 462 | Bachelors | yes |
| Woodbury University | Burbank | 1,545 | Masters | |
| World Mission University | Los Angeles | 276 | Masters | |
| WyoTech | Fremont, Long Beach, West Sacramento | |||
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary | Los Angeles | 118 | Bachelors | |
| Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Los Angeles | 139 | ||
| Yuba College | Marysville | 8,677 | Associates | yes |