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On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Costa Mesa. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Costa Mesa is right for you.
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COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA QUICK STATSCounty: Orange
Elevation: 101 feet
Land Area: 15.6 square miles
Population Density: 7043 people per square mile
Population: 110,080
Population change since 2000: 1.20%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (56.8%), Hispanic (31.8%), Other race (16.6%), Two or more races (4.3%), Vietnamese (2.0%), American Indian (1.4%), Black (1.4%), Japanese (1.2%), Filipino (1.2%), Chinese (0.9%), Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%), Asian Indian (0.5%), Other Asian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (12.4%), Irish (9.4%), English (9.4%), Italian (5.0%), United States (3.8%), French (3.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Central Coast, CA (2.2 miles , pop. 230,250)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (39.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820)
Nearest cities: Central Coast, CA (1.5 miles ), Newport Beach, CA (1.9 miles ), Fountain Valley, CA (2.0 miles ), Huntington Beach, CA (2.3 miles ), Santa Ana, CA (2.4 miles ), San Joaquin Hills, CA (2.4 miles ), North Coast, CA (2.5 miles ), Newport Coast, CA (2.6 miles )
Costa Mesa Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage above state average. Median age below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Renting percentage above state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average. Number of rooms per house below state average. House age below state average.
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
11
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
21
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
9
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
21
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
20
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
18
Population 25 and Older:69,150
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
13,575
Grades 9 through 12
4,556
College or graduate school
10,435
Total Enrolled:28,566
High school or higher: 79.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.30%
Colleges/Universities in Costa Mesa:
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 13,224, Location: 2701 FAIRVIEW ROAD, Public, Website: www.occ.cccd.edu VANGUARD UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FT enrollment: 1,379, Location: 55 FAIR DR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.vanguard.edu, Offers Master's degree FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCH-ORANGE CNTY FT enrollment: 263, Location: 3420 S BRISTOL ST, Private, for-profit, Website: FIDM.COM PACIFIC COLLEGE FT enrollment: 180, Location: 3160 RED HILL AVE, Private, for-profit AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MASSAGE THERAPY INC Location: 2156 NEWPORT BLVD, Private, for-profit BERLITZ LANGUAGE CENTERS Location: 3070 BRISTOL ST, Private, for-profit SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INST FOR BIOENERGETIC ANALYSIS Location: 150 PAULARINO AVE STE 277, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Master's degree HELI STREAM INC Location: 3000 AIRWAY AVE STE 350, Private, for-profit NTMA TRAINING CENTER-ORANGE COUNTY Location: 3036 ENTERPRISE ST, Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Costa Mesa:
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAMPUS about 4 miles, FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA, Full-time enrollment: 18,075 COASTLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 4 miles, FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA, FT enrollment: 2,940 GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE about 7 miles, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, FT enrollment: 7,000 SANTA ANA COLLEGE about 8 miles, SANTA ANA, CA, FT enrollment: 12,082 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FULLERTON about 9 miles, FULLERTON, CA, FT enrollment: 22,345 FULLERTON COLLEGE about 9 miles, FULLERTON, CA, FT enrollment: 11,158 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE about 9 miles, IRVINE, CA, FT enrollment: 19,533
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