Colleges in Gardena California

County: Los Angeles

Elevation: 53 feet

Land Area: 5.82 square miles

Population Density: 10060 people per square mile

Population: 58,554

Population change since 2000: 1.40%

Races (City): Hispanic (31.8%), Black (26.0%), Other race (16.9%), White Non-Hispanic (12.2%), Japanese (11.6%), Korean (6.2%), Two or more races (5.1%), Filipino (3.3%), Vietnamese (2.4%), Chinese (1.6%), Other Asian (1.3%), American Indian (1.3%), Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (2.8%), Irish (1.9%), Subsaharan African (1.7%), English (1.6%), United States (1.3%), Italian (1.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Long Beach, CA (10.6 miles , pop. 461,522)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (13.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820)

Nearest cities: Alondra Park, CA (1.2 miles ), West Athens, CA (1.4 miles ), West Compton, CA (1.5 miles ), Lawndale, CA (1.6 miles ), Hawthorne, CA (1.7 miles ), Westmont, CA (1.8 miles ), Willowbrook, CA (1.9 miles ), Del Aire, CA (2.0 miles )

Gardena Compared to State Average:

Black race population percentage above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

Number of rooms per house below state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 74.00%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 3.80%

Colleges/Universities in Gardena:

BRYMAN COLLEGE-CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC

Full-time enrollment: 464, Location: 1045 W. Redondo Beach Boulevard, Suite 275, Private, for-profit

THE RIGHT WAY ADULT LEARNING CENTER

FT enrollment: 106, Location: 879 W 190TH ST STE 200, Private, for-profit

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

FT enrollment: 53, Location: 555 W REDONDO BLVD STE 100, Private, for-profit

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF XRAY

Location: 555 W REDONDO BEACH BLVD, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Gardena:

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-DOMINGUEZ HILLS

about 4 miles, CARSON, CA, Full-time enrollment: 8,672

COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 6 miles, COMPTON, CA, FT enrollment: 3,797

CITY UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES

about 8 miles, INGLEWOOD, CA, FT enrollment: 2,342

UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE

about 8 miles, LA VERNE, CA, FT enrollment: 4,718

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

about 8 miles, LOS ANGELES, CA, FT enrollment: 26,718

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

about 8 miles, LOS ANGELES, CA, FT enrollment: 6,890

LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE

about 8 miles, LOS ANGELES, CA, FT enrollment: 2,971