Alternatives to Lionel University
Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, CA
Associate's degrees. Tuition: $9k. Premium on-campus housing. Around 16,700 students. Dangerous campus. Known for general studies, management, and business programs.
Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, CA
Associate's degrees. Tuition: $8k. Around 12,500 students. Safe campus. Specializes in general studies, biology, and business programs.
Platt College AnaheimAnaheim, CA
Associate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $15k. Over 500 students. Safe campus. Focus on medical, medical assistant, and veterinary programs.
Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, CA
Associate's degrees. Tuition: $10k. Over 19,500 students. Safe campus. Top offerings include general studies, management, and business programs.
Pasadena City CollegePasadena, CA
Associate's degrees. Tuition: $10k. Over 22,000 students. Generally safe campus. Concentration on general studies, biology, and management programs.
California State University Long BeachLong Beach, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $18k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. About 39,000 students. Relatively safe campus. Well known for their management, business, and engineering programs. ACT 23 to enroll.
Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA
Bachelor's degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $63k. Above average on-campus housing. About 1,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong computer science, mathematics, and engineering programs. SAT 1510, ACT 35 to enroll.
Hope International UniversityFullerton, CA
Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $35k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. More than 1,200 students. Generally safe campus. Places a focus on psychology, education, and business programs. Affiliated with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. SAT 990, ACT 21 to enroll.
Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, CA
Bachelor's degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $49k. Above average on-campus housing option. Roughly 1,300 students. Unsafe campus. Concentration on management, economics, and business programs. SAT 1320, ACT 32 to enroll.
Other Nearby Colleges
Ventura CollegeVentura, CA
Associate's degrees. Tuition: $8k. Over 10,600 students. Generally safe campus. Offers strong general studies, biology, and management programs.
University of California Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $42k. On-campus housing option. Approximately 26,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Known for sociology and anthropology, mathematics, and biology programs. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.
Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, CA
Bachelor's degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $27k. On-campus housing option. Over 600 students. Safe campus. Affiliated with Roman Catholic Church. SAT 1300, ACT 30 to enroll.
Oxnard CollegeOxnard, CA
Associate's degrees. Tuition: $8k. More than 6,400 students. Generally safe campus. Offers strong general studies, biology, and firefighting programs.
California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $48k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Around 3,700 students. Dangerous campus. Strong psychology, management, and business programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1200, ACT 28 to enroll.
Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing. Around 10,100 students. Dangerous campus. Emphasis on psychology, management, and business programs. SAT 1340, ACT 30 to enroll.
College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, CA
Associate's degrees. Tuition: $9k. Roughly 18,100 students. Safe campus. Best known for offering general studies, social work, and occupational therapy programs.
California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $54k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Roughly 1,500 students. Unsafe campus. Focus on graphic design and animation, theater and drama, and film and acting programs.