Colleges

The 65 US colleges offering physical science technologies/technicians — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Ivy Tech Community College

Public

Indianapolis, Indiana · Large city · 2 mi to Indianapolis

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $37k
Grad rate: 41%
Students: 58,267
To beach: 138 mi
Grads in major: 3

Lone Star College System

Public

The Woodlands, Texas · Midsize city · 30 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $11k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 21%
Students: 45,188
To beach: 40 mi
Grads in major: 80

Houston City College

Public

Houston, Texas · Large city · 1 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $6k
Earnings: $39k
Grad rate: 17%
Students: 40,503
To beach: 19 mi
Grads in major: 47

Valencia College

Public

Orlando, Florida · Large city · 5 mi to Orlando

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $12k
Earnings: $41k
Grad rate: 48%
Students: 39,486
To beach: 40 mi
Grads in major: 2

East Los Angeles College

Public

Monterey Park, California · Large suburb · 5 mi to Los Angeles

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $11k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 37%
Students: 27,753
To beach: 18 mi
Grads in major: 1

Mt San Antonio College

Public

Walnut, California · Large suburb · 23 mi to Los Angeles

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $6k
Earnings: $46k
Grad rate: 45%
Students: 26,140
To beach: 26 mi
Grads in major: 2

Broward College

Public

Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Midsize city · 25 mi to Miami

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $15k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 39%
Students: 24,922
To beach: 2 mi
Grads in major: 1

San Jacinto Community College

Public

Pasadena, Texas · Midsize city · 17 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $12k
Earnings: $43k
Grad rate: 30%
Students: 22,969
To beach: 5 mi
Grads in major: 385

Fresno City College

Public

Fresno, California · Large city · 2 mi to Fresno

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $8k
Earnings: $37k
Grad rate: 24%
Students: 21,251
To beach: 109 mi
Grads in major: 1

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Public

Jacksonville, Florida · Large city · < 1 mi to Jacksonville

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $4k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 37%
Students: 19,648
To beach: 16 mi
Grads in major: 103

Sacramento City College

Public

Sacramento, California · Large city · 3 mi to Sacramento

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 33%
Students: 17,657
To beach: 29 mi
Grads in major: 35

Weber State University

Public

Ogden, Utah · Small city · 30 mi to Salt Lake City

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $10k
Earnings: $56k
Grad rate: 46%
Students: 16,360
To beach: 551 mi
Grads in major: 56

CUNY New York City College of Technology

Public

Brooklyn, New York · Large city · 2 mi to New York

Admission: 80%
SAT: 1010
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $49k
Grad rate: 21%
Students: 13,580
To beach: < 1 mi
Grads in major: 17

Seminole State College of Florida

Public

Sanford, Florida · Small city · 15 mi to Orlando

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $9k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 41%
Students: 12,864
To beach: 28 mi
Grads in major: 23

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Public

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Large city · 1 mi to Milwaukee

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $9k
Earnings: $41k
Grad rate: 25%
Students: 12,024
To beach: 1 mi
Grads in major: 2

Community College of Rhode Island

Public

Warwick, Rhode Island · Small city · 8 mi to Providence

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $43k
Grad rate: 26%
Students: 11,171
To beach: 3 mi
Grads in major: 7

Florida SouthWestern State College

Public

Fort Myers, Florida · Large suburb · 6 mi to Fort Myers

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $43k
Grad rate: 39%
Students: 11,052
To beach: 2 mi
Grads in major: 19

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

Public

Dover, Delaware · Small city · 56 mi to Philadelphia

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $12k
Earnings: $41k
Grad rate: 22%
Students: 10,867
To beach: 9 mi
Grads in major: 2

Eastern Florida State College

Public

Melbourne, Florida · Small city · 50 mi to Orlando

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $6k
Earnings: $37k
Grad rate: 52%
Students: 10,490
To beach: 2 mi
Grads in major: 288

Cape Fear Community College

Public

Wilmington, North Carolina · Midsize city · 1 mi to Wilmington

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $10k
Earnings: $39k
Grad rate: 34%
Students: 9,764
To beach: 3 mi
Grads in major: 3

Del Mar College

Public

Corpus Christi, Texas · Large city · 3 mi to Corpus Christi

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $3k
Earnings: $39k
Grad rate: 11%
Students: 9,501
To beach: 2 mi
Grads in major: 102

Texas State Technical College

Public

Waco, Texas · Midsize city · 7 mi to Waco

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $14k
Earnings: $39k
Grad rate: 46%
Students: 9,437
To beach: 178 mi
Grads in major: 16

University of South Alabama

Public

Mobile, Alabama · Midsize city · 8 mi to Mobile

Admission: 71%
SAT: 1147
Net price: $18k
Earnings: $49k
Grad rate: 53%
Students: 8,879
To beach: 8 mi
Grads in major: 4

Ferris State University

Public

Big Rapids, Michigan · Remote town · 51 mi to Grand Rapids

Admission: 91%
SAT: 1012
Net price: $9k
Earnings: $55k
Grad rate: 47%
Students: 8,106
To beach: 48 mi
Grads in major: 7

Jefferson Community and Technical College

Public

Louisville, Kentucky · Large city · 1 mi to Louisville

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $6k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 35%
Students: 7,744
To beach: 246 mi
Grads in major: 10

State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota

Public

Bradenton, Florida · Large suburb · 8 mi to Sarasota

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $22k
Earnings: $40k
Grad rate: 38%
Students: 7,379
To beach: 2 mi
Grads in major: 16

Delta College

Public

University Center, Michigan · Fringe rural · 64 mi to Lansing

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 27%
Students: 6,573
To beach: 9 mi
Grads in major: 7

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Public

Cincinnati, Ohio · Large city · 4 mi to Cincinnati

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $40k
Grad rate: 16%
Students: 5,667
To beach: 178 mi
Grads in major: 2

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Public

Fort Wayne, Indiana · Large city · 3 mi to Fort Wayne

Admission: 84%
SAT: 1100
Net price: $13k
Earnings: $46k
Grad rate: 36%
Students: 5,484
To beach: 95 mi
Grads in major: 25

Bucks County Community College

Public

Newtown, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural · 22 mi to Philadelphia

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $6k
Earnings: $47k
Grad rate: 32%
Students: 5,289
To beach: 16 mi
Grads in major: 4

Chattanooga State Community College

Public

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Midsize city · 6 mi to Chattanooga

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 26%
Students: 5,284
To beach: 307 mi
Grads in major: 12

Lee College

Public

Baytown, Texas · Small city · 24 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 53%
Students: 5,116
To beach: 2 mi
Grads in major: 181

College of Central Florida

Public

Ocala, Florida · Small city · 35 mi to Gainesville

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $12k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 44%
Students: 5,033
To beach: 34 mi
Grads in major: 23

Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Public

Kalamazoo, Michigan · Midsize suburb · 7 mi to Kalamazoo

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $3k
Earnings: $39k
Grad rate: 28%
Students: 4,997
To beach: 34 mi
Grads in major: 4

Wharton County Junior College

Public

Wharton, Texas · Distant town · 53 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $45k
Grad rate: 27%
Students: 4,585
To beach: 44 mi
Grads in major: 36

Berkeley City College

Public

Berkeley, California · Midsize city · 10 mi to San Francisco

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $9k
Earnings: $41k
Grad rate: 36%
Students: 4,456
To beach: 2 mi
Grads in major: 3

Northeast State Community College

Public

Blountville, Tennessee · Fringe rural · 62 mi to Asheville

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $35k
Grad rate: 33%
Students: 4,404
To beach: 277 mi
Grads in major: 6

Lake-Sumter State College

Public

Leesburg, Florida · Midsize suburb · 32 mi to Orlando

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $6k
Earnings: $40k
Grad rate: 48%
Students: 4,177
To beach: 51 mi
Grads in major: 83

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Public

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural · 7 mi to Allentown

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $9k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 30%
Students: 4,148
To beach: 54 mi
Grads in major: 5

Augusta Technical College

Public

Augusta, Georgia · Midsize city · 4 mi to Augusta

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $10k
Earnings: $34k
Grad rate: 31%
Students: 3,923
To beach: 92 mi
Grads in major: 1

Northern Essex Community College

Public

Haverhill, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 25 mi to Manchester

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $6k
Earnings: $43k
Grad rate: 21%
Students: 3,685
To beach: 10 mi
Grads in major: 6

College of the Mainland

Public

Texas City, Texas · Small city · 34 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $1k
Earnings: $40k
Grad rate: 31%
Students: 3,368
To beach: 4 mi
Grads in major: 72

Alvin Community College

Public

Alvin, Texas · Large suburb · 26 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $9k
Earnings: $46k
Grad rate: 24%
Students: 3,342
To beach: 14 mi
Grads in major: 79

Kansas City Kansas Community College

Public

Kansas City, Kansas · Midsize city · 9 mi to Kansas City

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $17k
Earnings: $41k
Grad rate: 42%
Students: 3,319
To beach: 419 mi
Grads in major: 18

Kilgore College

Public

Kilgore, Texas · Fringe town · 66 mi to Shreveport

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 39%
Students: 3,215
To beach: 176 mi
Grads in major: 44

Lamar Institute of Technology

Public

Beaumont, Texas · Midsize city · 80 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $14k
Earnings: $39k
Grad rate: 31%
Students: 3,055
To beach: 14 mi
Grads in major: 99

Missouri Southern State University

Public

Joplin, Missouri · Small city · 65 mi to Springfield

Admission: 97%
SAT: 1065
Net price: $12k
Earnings: $43k
Grad rate: 42%
Students: 3,019
To beach: 489 mi
Grads in major: 1

SOWELA Technical Community College

Public

Lake Charles, Louisiana · Small city · 68 mi to Lafayette

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $8k
Earnings: $32k
Grad rate: 43%
Students: 2,966
To beach: 31 mi
Grads in major: 33

Lakeland Community College

Public

Kirtland, Ohio · Large suburb · 20 mi to Cleveland

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $8k
Earnings: $40k
Grad rate: 24%
Students: 2,773
To beach: 4 mi
Grads in major: 1

Brazosport College

Public

Lake Jackson, Texas · Small suburb · 49 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $46k
Grad rate: 56%
Students: 2,622
To beach: 10 mi
Grads in major: 357

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Public

Humacao, Puerto Rico · Large suburb · 28 mi to San Juan

Admission: 55%
SAT: —
Net price: $13k
Earnings: $30k
Grad rate: 47%
Students: 2,529
To beach: 4 mi
Grads in major: 5

City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 6 mi to Chicago

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $8k
Earnings: $36k
Grad rate: 32%
Students: 2,505
To beach: < 1 mi
Grads in major: 1

Walla Walla Community College

Public

Walla Walla, Washington · Small city · 116 mi to Spokane

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $9k
Earnings: $44k
Grad rate: 38%
Students: 2,418
To beach: 211 mi
Grads in major: 1

Victoria College

Public

Victoria, Texas · Small city · 75 mi to Corpus Christi

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $3k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 29%
Students: 2,351
To beach: 21 mi
Grads in major: 72

Maysville Community and Technical College

Public

Maysville, Kentucky · Fringe rural · 50 mi to Cincinnati

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $32k
Grad rate: 56%
Students: 2,284
To beach: 199 mi
Grads in major: 8

BridgeValley Community & Technical College

Public

South Charleston, West Virginia · Midsize suburb · 4 mi to Charleston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $36k
Grad rate: 34%
Students: 1,854
To beach: 214 mi
Grads in major: 9

Bellingham Technical College

Public

Bellingham, Washington · Small city · 81 mi to Seattle

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $6k
Earnings: $50k
Grad rate: 42%
Students: 1,733
To beach: < 1 mi
Grads in major: 12

Ashland Community and Technical College

Public

Ashland, Kentucky · Small city · 56 mi to Charleston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $6k
Earnings: $35k
Grad rate: 51%
Students: 1,631
To beach: 202 mi
Grads in major: 42

Lamar State College-Port Arthur

Public

Port Arthur, Texas · Small city · 87 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $3k
Earnings: $37k
Grad rate: 45%
Students: 1,508
To beach: 1 mi
Grads in major: 77

Lamar State College-Orange

Public

Orange, Texas · Fringe town · 101 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $2k
Earnings: $37k
Grad rate: 37%
Students: 1,391
To beach: 8 mi
Grads in major: 80

SUNY Corning Community College

Public

Corning, New York · Fringe rural · 77 mi to Rochester

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $39k
Grad rate: 34%
Students: 1,138
To beach: 79 mi
Grads in major: 2

Northern New Mexico College

Public

Espanola, New Mexico · Distant town · 71 mi to Albuquerque

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 29%
Students: 926
To beach: 522 mi
Grads in major: 2

South Arkansas College

Public

El Dorado, Arkansas · Remote town · 79 mi to Shreveport

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $35k
Grad rate: 30%
Students: 862
To beach: 232 mi
Grads in major: 3

Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati

Public

Manati, Puerto Rico · Large suburb · 24 mi to San Juan

Admission: 93%
SAT: —
Net price: $3k
Earnings: $26k
Grad rate: 34%
Students: 323
To beach: 3 mi
Grads in major: 4

Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training

Public

Marietta, Ohio · Fringe rural · 75 mi to Charleston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: —
Earnings: $44k
Grad rate: 79%
Students: 193
To beach: 143 mi
Grads in major: —