Top Los Angeles County Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 51 top community colleges in Los Angeles County, California, serving 411,894 students.
- The average community college acceptance rate in California is 86% (view national acceptance rates).
- Minority enrollment is 79% of the student body (majority Hispanic), and the student:teacher ratio is 45:1.
Top Los Angeles County Community Colleges (2020)
- College Location Students
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesPrivate, non-profit1336 N La Brea
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323)464-2777 280 students - American Career College-Los AngelesPrivate, for profit4021 Rosewood Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(949)783-4800 1,613 students - 1600 East Hill St
Signal Hill, CA 90755
(562)988-2278 252 students - The Art Institute of California-Argosy University HollywoodPrivate, for profit5250 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818)299-5100 1,602 students - Bryan University (Los Angeles)Private, for profit3580 Wilshire blvd suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213)484-8850 1,358 students - CBD CollegePrivate, non-profit3699 Wilshire Blvd., Fourth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(323)937-7772 411 students - College of the CanyonsPublic26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd
Valencia, CA 91355
(661)259-7800 17,148 students - Concorde Career College-North HollywoodPrivate, for profit12412 Victory Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91606
(818)766-8151 620 students - dvanced CollegePrivate, for profit13180 Paramount Blvd.
South Gate, CA 90280
(562)408-6969 125 students - East Los Angeles CollegePublic1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA 91754
(323)265-8650 36,012 students - 1501 W. Del Norte St.
West Covina, CA 91790
(626)472-5101 332 students - 1111 East Artesia Blvd.
Compton, CA 90221
(310)900-1600 7,611 students - 16007 Crenshaw Blvd
Torrance, CA 90506
(310)532-3670 24,207 students - Everest College-City Of IndustryPrivate, for profit12801 Crossroads Parkway South
La Puente, CA 91746
(562)908-2500 889 students - Everest College-West Los AngelesPrivate, for profit3000 S Robertson Blvd #300
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310)840-5777 340 students - Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los AngelesPrivate, for profit919 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213)624-1200 3,142 students - 18000 Studebaker Road Suite 900A
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562)809-5100 387 students - 1500 N Verdugo Rd
Glendale, CA 91208
(818)240-1000 15,112 students - Kaplan College-North HollywoodPrivate, for profit6180 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Suite 101
North Hollywood, CA 91606
(818)763-2563 789 students - 535 Watson Dr
Claremont, CA 91711
(909)607-7855 600 students - Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-PasadenaPrivate, for profit530 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626)229-1300 1,792 students - Los Angeles College of MusicPrivate, for profit370 S Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626)568-8850 147 students - 1237 N. Mission Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323)226-4911 204 students - 1111 Figueroa Place
Wilmington, CA 90744
(310)233-4000 10,145 students - 13356 Eldridge Avenue
Sylmar, CA 91342
(818)364-7600 10,191 students - 6435 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323)966-5444 306 students - Los Angeles ORT College-Van Nuys CampusPrivate, non-profit14519 W.Sylvan Street
Van Nuys, CA 91411
(818)382-6000 317 students - Show 16 more community colleges in Los Angeles, CA (out of 51 total colleges)
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