Lowest Debt Colleges in California

These are the lowest debt colleges in california, ranked by median student debt (lowest first). The ranking includes 50 institutions, with Reedley College leading at $2,819.

Rank Institution State Amount
1 Reedley College CA $2,819
2 Barstow Community College CA $3,500
3 Fresno City College CA $4,058
4 Southwestern College CA $4,500
5 Fullerton College CA $4,500
6 College of the Sequoias CA $4,500
7 San Diego Mesa College CA $4,725
8 Santiago Canyon College CA $5,125
9 Rio Hondo College CA $5,500
10 De Anza College CA $5,625
11 Mt San Antonio College CA $5,880
12 Advanced Career Institute CA $6,331
13 Milan Institute-Bakersfield CA $6,333
14 Milan Institute-Clovis CA $6,333
15 Contra Costa Medical Career College CA $6,333
16 Institute of Culinary Education CA $6,439
17 Santa Monica College CA $6,450
18 Irvine Valley College CA $6,500
19 Pasadena City College CA $6,651
20 San Diego Miramar College CA $6,750
21 Coalinga College CA $6,750
22 Santa Ana College CA $6,871
23 Golden West College CA $7,179
24 Central Coast College CA $7,476
25 Summit College CA $7,600
26 San Diego City College CA $7,689
27 Citrus College CA $7,851
28 Institute for Business and Technology CA $7,853
29 National Career Education CA $7,853
30 Riverside City College CA $8,000
31 College of the Redwoods CA $8,080
32 Milan Institute-Visalia CA $8,124
33 City College of San Francisco CA $8,218
34 Coastline Community College CA $8,250
35 Bakersfield College CA $8,312
36 Cerritos College CA $8,447
37 Grossmont College CA $8,625
38 MTI College CA $8,836
39 Glendale Community College CA $8,972
40 MiraCosta College CA $9,000
41 Saddleback College CA $9,500
42 Orange Coast College CA $9,500
43 Santa Rosa Junior College CA $9,500
44 Moorpark College CA $9,500
45 Chabot College CA $9,500
46 Lemoore College CA $9,500
47 American Career College-Ontario CA $9,500
48 American Career College-Los Angeles CA $9,500
49 American Career College-Anaheim CA $9,500
50 UEI College-Riverside CA $9,500

Methodology

Institutions in California ranked by lowest debt. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.