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A college town · College Scorecard

Mission Viejo is home to Saddleback College

Saddleback College has about 9,188 students on campus. 43 more colleges are within 30 miles.

Saddleback College
Colleges in town
1
degree-granting
Students on campus
9,188
1 for every 10 residents
Residents in college
6%
Below CA (8%)
Net price
$4k
a year after aid
Earnings, 10 yrs
$51k
median

What stands out about college in Mission Viejo

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Affordable for lower-income familiesFamilies earning under $30,000 pay about $2,596 a year at Saddleback College after grants.A big universityAbout 9,188 students on campus at Saddleback College.Plenty of choice43 more within 30 miles.
★ What stands out · 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 Over $110k, where Mission Viejo’s median household income ($136K) falls.

Irvine Valley College8.3 mi · Irvine · sticker $13,001 $9,432a year
Saddleback CollegeIn Mission Viejo · sticker $13,939 $10,603a year
University of California-Irvine11 mi · Irvine · sticker $38,632 $30,546a year
Soka University of America5.9 mi · Aliso Viejo · sticker $55,064 $30,940a year
Concordia University-Irvine9.5 mi · Irvine · sticker $58,682 $31,967a year
Westcliff University12.2 mi · Irvine · sticker $44,210 $40,799a year
Laguna College of Art and Design7.5 mi · Laguna Beach · sticker $57,989 $46,889a year
Stanbridge University12.5 mi · Irvine · sticker $49,714 $49,714a year
Pacific College13.4 mi · Costa Mesa · sticker $30,789 —a year

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.

Every college

The college in Mission Viejo

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Saddleback College campus · Directions

Saddleback CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,188 on campus Openadmitted$4knet price48%graduate$51kearnings
Within reach

More colleges near Mission Viejo

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Mission Viejo, beyond its own.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Riverside City College Orange Coast College University of California-Irvine California State University-Long Beach California State University-Fullerton Mission Viejo
University or collegeCommunity college
University of Massachusetts GlobalUniversity or college · Public · Aliso Viejo
4.5 mi19 students
Soka University of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Aliso Viejo
5.9 mi476 students
Laguna College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Laguna Beach
7.5 mi807 students
Irvine Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · Irvine
8.3 mi7,416 students
Concordia University-IrvineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Irvine
9.5 mi1,999 students
University of California-IrvineUniversity or college · Public · Irvine
11 mi35,954 students
Interior Designers InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · Newport Beach
12.2 mi107 students
Westcliff UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Irvine
12.2 mi4,526 students
Stanbridge UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Irvine
12.5 mi2,637 students
Pacific CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Costa Mesa
13.4 mi238 students

33 more within 30 miles.

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Mission Viejo’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Saddleback College
Saddleback College48% graduate$51k earnings$10k 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.

Majors

What students study in Mission Viejo

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Liberal arts 52%Business 10%Health professions 8%Social sciences 4%Communication 3%Psychology 3%Everything else 20%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities2,882 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations371 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General204 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Psychology, General176 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Biological and Physical Sciences172 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Economics111 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Communication and Media Studies103 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing71 graduates a year · associate
$73k1 yr out
Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Mission Viejo

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

6 of every 100 Mission Viejo residents are in college (CA: 8).

9,188students on campus · 92,151 residents
45.5median age · CA 37.9
23%of homes rented · CA 44%
$2,839median rent · 39% above the state
Mission ViejoMission Viejo, CA
Housing$1.21M typical homeSafetySafety Grade BHealthHealth Grade AClimate47° January low · 83° July highHandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

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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 Mission Viejo. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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