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Colleges near Garnet · College Scorecard

No college in Garnet, but 4 within 30 miles

The closest is California Indian Nations College in Palm Desert, 12.3 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
12.3 mi
California Indian Nations College
Within 30 miles
4
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
12.3 mi
California Indian Nations College
Students nearby
25,123
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
10%
CA 8%

College from Garnet

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Garnet

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Garnet.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Copper Mountain Community College College of the Desert Mt San Jacinto Community College District Garnet
University or collegeCommunity college
California Indian Nations CollegeCommunity college · Public · Palm Desert
12.3 mi29 students
College of the DesertCommunity college · Public · Palm Desert
13.9 mi7,129 students
Copper Mountain Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Joshua Tree
21.6 mi919 students
Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · San Jacinto
29.2 mi17,046 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.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Garnet’s median household income ($73K) falls.

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

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

$0$20k$40k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → College of the DesertCopper Mountain Community College
College of the Desert31% graduate$39k earnings— typical debt
Copper Mountain Community College20% graduate$33k earnings— typical debt
Mt San Jacinto Community College District36% graduate$38k earnings— 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 Garnet. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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