For those of you looking towards a quality education close to home, the state of California does not disappoint. In addition to the UC and Cal State systems, the private schools in California offer quality education and personal approach to learning on a smaller scale. All of the schools listed below have varied admission requirements ranging from non-selective (open admission) to the most selective. Do not let cost intimidate you in the private school sector. Financial aid from private schools generally comes from the school endowment and will differ widely from school to school.

LOS  ANGELES AREA

American Acad. of Dramatic Arts, Pasadena

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena

Azusa Pacific University, Azusa

Biola University, La Mirada

California Baptist University, Riverside

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

California Institute of the Arts, Valencia

California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks

Chapman University, Orange

Claremont McKenna College, Claremont

Concordia University, Irvine

Harvey Mudd College, Claremont

Hope International University, Fullerton

La Sierra University, Riverside

Loma Linda University, Loma Linda

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles

Marymount College, Rancho Palos Verdes

The Master’s College, Santa Clarita

Mt. Saint Mary’s College, Los Angeles

Occidental College, Los Angeles

Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles

Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena

Pepperdine University, Malibu

Pitzer College, Claremont

Pomona College, Claremont

Scripps College, Claremont

University of Judaism, Bel Air

University of La Verne, La Verne

University of Redlands, Redlands

University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Vanguard University, Costa Mesa

Whittier College, Whittier

Woodbury University, Burbank

 

SAN DIEGO AREA

Pt. Loma Nazarene University, San Diego

University of San Diego, San Diego

 

SAN FRANCISCO AREA

California College of Arts & Crafts, San Francsico

Cogswell Polytechnic College, Sunnyvale

College of Notre Dame, Belmont

Golden Gate University, San Francisco

Holy Names College, Oakland

John F. Kennedy University, Orinda

Menlo College, Atherton

Mills College, Oakland

Patten College, Oakland

St. Mary’s College, Moraga

Samuel Merritt College, Oakland

San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara

Stanford University, Palo Alto

Univ. of San Francisco, San Francisco

 

OUTLYING CITIES

Fresno Pacific University, Fresno

Pacific Union College, Angwin

Simpson College, Redding

Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula

University of the Pacific, Stockton

Westmont College, Santa Barbara

 

 

 

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