| Antioch University-Santa Barbara Branch | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | |
| Avalon Beauty College | Private, Non-profit, Less than 2 years | |
| Brooks Institute of Photography | Private, Non-profit, 4 years or more | |
| Fielding Graduate University | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | |
| Santa Barbara Business College | Private, Non-profit, 2 to 4 years | |
| Santa Barbara City College | Public, 2 to 4 years | |
| Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine | Private, Non-profit, 4 years or more | |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Public, 4 years or more | |
| Westmont College | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | |
