Alternatives to Columbia College Hollywood
Chapman UniversityOrange, CABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $60k. Above average on-campus housing. About 10,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Offers strong business, management, and film and acting programs. SAT 1280, ACT 29 to enroll.
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $63k. Above average on-campus housing option. Roughly 49,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong management, business, and computer science programs. SAT 1480, ACT 34 to enroll.
University of California RiversideRiverside, CABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $42k. On-campus housing. Approximately 26,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Specializes in biology, management, and business programs. SAT 1170, ACT 27 to enroll.
California State University Long BeachLong Beach, CABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $18k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. More than 39,000 students. Relatively safe campus. Places a focus on management, business, and engineering programs. ACT 23 to enroll.
University of California IrvineIrvine, CABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $42k. On-campus housing option. About 36,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong presence in computer science, management, and psychology programs. SAT 1290, ACT 30 to enroll.
University of California Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $42k. On-campus housing option. More than 26,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong sociology and anthropology, mathematics, and biology programs. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.
New York Film AcademyBurbank, CAAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $33k. Premium on-campus housing option. Approximately 1,300 students. Generally safe campus. Top offerings include film and acting, theater and drama, and English and literature programs.
California State Polytechnic University PomonaPomona, CABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $18k. Above average on-campus housing. More than 27,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong presence in management, business, and engineering programs. ACT 23 to enroll.
Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CABachelor's and master's degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $49k. Around 2,500 students. Safe campus. Best known for graphic design and animation, engineering, and computer science programs.
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California State University NorthridgeNorthridge, CABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $18k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. More than 37,600 students. Unsafe campus. Popular management, psychology, and medical programs. ROTC programs. ACT 19 to enroll.
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, CAAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $45k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. About 2,500 students. Safe campus. Has strong nursing, psychology, and medical programs. Affiliated with Roman Catholic Church. SAT 970, ACT 21 to enroll.