Long Beach, CA (population: 464,505) has one CAD school within its city limits. Long Beach City College has a total student population of 27,894. It is the 5021st highest ranked school in the USA and the 484th highest in the state of California (#1 is University of California-Los Angeles).
CAD students from Long Beach schools who go on to become drafters, architects, computer aided designers, project architects, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 18,290 people working as drafters alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $48,210. Also, Architectural and civil drafters make on average $47,710 per year and there are about 105,320 of them employed in the US today.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Long Beach City College ends up costing a student $6,223/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Long Beach |
| Cypress | CA | 47,588 | 2 | 8.65396 | 110 | 7.2 miles |
| Cerritos | CA | 51,327 | 3 | 18.7768 | 18 | 7.6 miles |
| Paramount | CA | 55,280 | 1 | 16.5087 | 2 | 7.6 miles |
| Downey | CA | 107,986 | 0 | - | 0 | 10.5 miles |
| Torrance | CA | 141,478 | 4 | 20.3998 | 164 | 10.7 miles |
| Garden Grove | CA | 167,800 | 4 | 26.4852 | 22 | 11.5 miles |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | CA | 41,164 | 1 | 20.67 | 2 | 11.7 miles |
| Fountain Valley | CA | 56,133 | 3 | 26.6774 | 70 | 13.3 miles |
| Fullerton | CA | 133,165 | 6 | 21.8966 | 252 | 14.6 miles |
| Costa Mesa | CA | 113,091 | 7 | 22.8122 | 265 | 16.6 miles |
| East Los Angeles | CA | 135,682 | 0 | - | 0 | 16.6 miles |
| Anaheim | CA | 342,336 | 9 | 24.4064 | 97 | 17.0 miles |
| Hacienda Heights | CA | 52,748 | 0 | - | 0 | 18.2 miles |
| Alhambra | CA | 86,214 | 4 | 31.3851 | 25 | 20.1 miles |
| Tustin | CA | 74,313 | 0 | - | 0 | 20.6 miles |
| Newport Beach | CA | 80,777 | 1 | 0.80626 | 0 | 20.8 miles |
| Culver City | CA | - | 2 | 5.62439 | 79 | 21.0 miles |
| West Covina | CA | 106,032 | 5 | 23.6693 | 37 | 23.0 miles |
| Yorba Linda | CA | 67,194 | 0 | - | 0 | 23.4 miles |
| Santa Monica | CA | 89,350 | 5 | 12.7862 | 74 | 24.3 miles |
| Diamond Bar | CA | 57,662 | 0 | - | 0 | 24.8 miles |
| Covina | CA | 46,974 | 0 | - | 0 | 26.2 miles |
| Los Angeles | CA | 3,878,715 | 57 | 23.6333 | 1,355 | 26.4 miles |
| Chino Hills | CA | 74,322 | 0 | - | 0 | 26.6 miles |
| Laguna Beach | CA | - | 1 | 20.4608 | 2 | 27.7 miles |
| Altadena | CA | 41,677 | 0 | - | 0 | 27.7 miles |
| Azusa | CA | 47,782 | 1 | 31.8299 | 58 | 28.1 miles |
| Aliso Viejo | CA | 42,862 | 1 | 75.2668 | 4 | 29.1 miles |
| Burbank | CA | 103,686 | 5 | 29.098 | 43 | 29.3 miles |
| Pomona | CA | 154,638 | 7 | 31.7114 | 195 | 29.6 miles |