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Colleges near Bombay Beach · College Scorecard

The nearest college is 39 miles from Bombay Beach

Imperial Valley College in Imperial, CA. No college is within 30 miles of Bombay Beach.

Nearest college
38.7 mi
Imperial Valley College
Within 30 miles
0
degree-granting colleges
Residents in college
23%
CA 8%

College from Bombay Beach

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Colleges near Bombay Beach

The closest colleges to Bombay Beach.

20 mi40 mi San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Imperial Valley College College of the Desert Bombay Beach
University or collegeCommunity college
Imperial Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · Imperial
38.7 mi6,055 students
College of the DesertCommunity college · Public · Palm Desert
46.1 mi7,129 students
California Indian Nations CollegeCommunity college · Public · Palm Desert
46.2 mi29 students
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho MirageCareer school · For-profit · Rancho Mirage
49 mi260 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

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Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Bombay Beach: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Imperial Valley CollegeCollege of the DesertSan Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage
Imperial Valley College45% graduate$34k earnings— typical debt
College of the Desert31% graduate$39k earnings— typical debt
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage70% graduate$38k earnings$11k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bombay Beach. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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