Match #1
Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
Profile closeness83/100
Admit rate—
- 18,870 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 29%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 18,870 students, close to 18,614
The colleges most similar to Southwestern College-California are Cerritos College, Fullerton College, and Grossmont College. Southwestern College-California has an average net price of $5,663 a year; 6 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 Southwestern College-California. 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 Southwestern College-California
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Match #2
Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
Profile closeness83/100
Admit rate—
- 17,121 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 34%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 17,121 students, close to 18,614
Match #3
Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA
Profile closeness81/100
Admit rate—
- 12,163 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 30%, close to 32%
- Average net price $3,900, close to $5,663
Match #4
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate—
- 12,601 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 12,601 students, close to 18,614
Match #5
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate—
- 15,080 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 36%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 15,080 students, close to 18,614
Match #6
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate—
- 27,753 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 30%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 27,753 students, close to 18,614
Match #7
College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate—
- 11,562 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 34%, close to 32%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate—
- 17,348 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 37%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 17,348 students, close to 18,614
Match #9
Hartnell College
Salinas, CA
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate—
- 9,453 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 35%, close to 32%
- Average net price $7,721, close to $5,663
Match #10
Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills, CA
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate—
- 13,436 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 37%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 13,436 students, close to 18,614
Questions about Southwestern College-California alternatives
What colleges are similar to Southwestern College-California?
The closest matches to Southwestern College-California are Cerritos College, Fullerton College, Grossmont College, Los Angeles Valley College, and Santa Rosa Junior College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Southwestern College-California alternatives cost less?
6 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Southwestern College-California ($5,663 a year), including College of the Sequoias ($1,096), Fullerton College ($1,302), and Cerritos College ($1,577). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
