Safest Colleges in California
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of Alameda Alameda · community | 0 | $8,496 | 20.9% | $42,563 |
| 2 | American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles · private | 0 | $32,408 | 70.8% | $38,430 |
| 3 | American River College Sacramento · community | 0 | $7,999 | 24.6% | $40,162 |
| 4 | Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster · public | 0 | $3,860 | 29.1% | $36,526 |
| 5 | Art Center College of Design Pasadena · private | 0 | $48,661 | 77.8% | $71,958 |
| 6 | Barstow Community College Barstow · community | 0 | $12,773 | 19.5% | $35,104 |
| 7 | Biola University La Mirada · private | 0 | $31,495 | 69.9% | $56,778 |
| 8 | Butte College Oroville · community | 0 | $5,520 | 36.3% | $41,810 |
| 9 | California Institute of the Arts Valencia · private | 0 | $46,080 | 71.1% | $41,198 |
| 10 | Canada College Redwood City · community | 0 | $32 | 22.0% | $50,087 |
| 11 | Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks · private | 0 | $27,596 | 66.5% | $49,854 |
| 12 | Cerritos College Norwalk · community | 0 | $2,424 | 30.2% | $41,156 |
| 13 | Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest · community | 0 | $18,306 | 14.7% | $34,963 |
| 14 | Concordia University-Irvine Irvine · private | 0 | $28,115 | 64.5% | $65,083 |
| 15 | Citrus College Glendora · community | 0 | $4,135 | 35.4% | $42,065 |
| 16 | University of Silicon Valley San Jose · private | 0 | $27,815 | 50.3% | $51,017 |
| 17 | Crafton Hills College Yucaipa · community | 0 | $11,331 | 31.2% | $42,553 |
| 18 | Cuesta College San Luis Obispo · community | 0 | $12,124 | 34.8% | $46,047 |
| 19 | Cuyamaca College El Cajon · community | 0 | $6,618 | 26.0% | $32,435 |
| 20 | Evergreen Valley College San Jose · community | 0 | $12,414 | 27.9% | $53,077 |
| 21 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles · community | 0 | $44,573 | 75.8% | $49,840 |
| 22 | Foothill College Los Altos Hills · public | 0 | $7,653 | 25.3% | $57,072 |
| 23 | Fresno Pacific University Fresno · private | 0 | $13,630 | 65.1% | $58,896 |
| 24 | Gavilan College Gilroy · community | 0 | $6,542 | 17.1% | $47,169 |
| 25 | Glendale Career College Glendale · private | 0 | $49,195 | 51.5% | $41,472 |
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