Match #1
Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
Profile closeness82/100
Admit rate—
- 18,870 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 29%, close to 22%
- Enrollment 18,870 students, close to 22,427
The colleges most similar to Long Beach City College are Cerritos College, Santa Monica College, and Fullerton College. Long Beach City College has an average net price of $1,192 a year; 1 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Long Beach City College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Long Beach City College
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate—
- 21,440 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 23%, close to 22%
- Enrollment 21,440 students, close to 22,427
Match #3
Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate—
- 17,121 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 17,121 students, close to 22,427
- Average net price $1,302, close to $1,192
Match #4
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 27,753 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 30%, close to 22%
- Enrollment 27,753 students, close to 22,427
Match #5
Southwestern College-California
Chula Vista, CA
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 18,614 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Enrollment 18,614 students, close to 22,427
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
Fresno City College
Fresno, CA
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 21,251 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 24%, close to 22%
- Enrollment 21,251 students, close to 22,427
Match #7
Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate—
- 12,163 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 30%, close to 22%
- Average net price $3,900, close to $1,192
Match #8
Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate—
- 17,712 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 29%, close to 22%
- Enrollment 17,712 students, close to 22,427
Match #9
College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 11,562 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Average net price $1,096, close to $1,192
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 17,657 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 25%, close to 22%
- Enrollment 17,657 students, close to 22,427
Questions about Long Beach City College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Long Beach City College?
The closest matches to Long Beach City College are Cerritos College, Santa Monica College, Fullerton College, East Los Angeles College, and Southwestern College-California. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Long Beach City College alternatives cost less?
1 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Long Beach City College ($1,192 a year), including College of the Sequoias ($1,096). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
