Alternatives to Otis College of Art and Design
California State University FullertonFullerton, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $18k. Premium on-campus housing option. Approximately 40,400 students. Dangerous campus. Emphasis on business, management, and education programs. ACT 21 to enroll.
California State University Long BeachLong Beach, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $18k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Approximately 39,000 students. Relatively safe campus. Concentration on management, business, and engineering programs. ACT 23 to enroll.
Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $49k. About 2,500 students. Safe campus. Strong graphic design and animation, engineering, and computer science programs.
California State Polytechnic University PomonaPomona, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $18k. Above average on-campus housing option. Around 27,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Specializes in management, business, and engineering programs. ACT 23 to enroll.
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $63k. Above average on-campus housing option. Over 49,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for offering management, business, and computer science programs. SAT 1480, ACT 34 to enroll.
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.
California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $54k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Around 1,500 students. Unsafe campus. Places a focus on graphic design and animation, theater and drama, and film and acting programs.
California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $36k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Over 11,500 students. Unsafe campus. Places a focus on psychology, medical, and education programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1030, ACT 22 to enroll.
University of California RiversideRiverside, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $42k. On-campus housing option. About 26,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for biology, management, and business programs. SAT 1170, ACT 27 to enroll.
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Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $55k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. More than 10,200 students. Dangerous campus. Specializes in law, education, and psychology programs. SAT 1340, ACT 31 to enroll.
West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, CA
Associate's and bachelor's degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $10k. About 8,700 students. Generally safe campus. Well known for general studies, business, and medical assistant programs.
Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, CA
Associate's and bachelor's degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $9k. Around 22,400 students. Generally safe campus. Has strong general studies, management, and business programs.