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Colleges near Lost Hills · College Scorecard

The nearest college is 36 miles from Lost Hills

Taft College in Taft, CA. No college is within 30 miles of Lost Hills.

Nearest college
35.6 mi
Taft College
Within 30 miles
0
degree-granting colleges
Residents in college
4%
CA 8%

College from Lost Hills

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Lost Hills

The closest colleges to Lost Hills.

20 mi40 mi San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Taft College California State University-Bakersfield Lost Hills
University or collegeCommunity college
Taft CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Taft
35.6 mi3,092 students
California State University-BakersfieldUniversity or college · Public · Bakersfield
37.7 mi8,308 students
California Aeronautical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Bakersfield
37.9 mi378 students
San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldCareer school · For-profit · Bakersfield
39.7 mi820 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

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

Family income

Starts at $30–48k, where Lost Hills’s median household income ($46K) 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 Lost Hills: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Taft CollegeCalifornia State University-BakersfieldCalifornia Aeronautical University
Taft College28% graduate$39k earnings— typical debt
California State University-Bakersfield50% graduate$59k earnings$17k typical debt
California Aeronautical University30% graduate$38k earnings$31k 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 Lost Hills. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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