Waverly, Oakland, CA Local Area Information

A shallow, 195-acre lake in downtown Oakland lies in the heart of Oakland. Close to the Piedmont neighborhood, the Lake Merritt area is home to a story book children's park, Children's Fairyland, a farmer's market every Saturday, parks, playgrounds, a boating center and more. It's also a place to view more than 29 species of local and migratory birds. The Rotary Nature Center, Northern California'... (read more)

Gondola Servizio

Wish to be transported to Renaissance Italy? Couples, take a ride in a Gondola and hold hands - you would notice how the the atmosphere turns magical, as romance fills the air. Go on enjoy. Shakespeare himself must have written Romeo and Juliet, while pinning away in these romantic boats. read more about Gondola Servizio (read more)

Lake Merritt

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Map of Things to See and Do

Suggested Trip Itineraries

Reservations Needed

This past weekend, the San Diego local expert visited the Bay Area for some fun in the unlikely sun. read more about Reservations Needed (read more - PDF guide)

Ode To Oakland

The great outdoors, art, and gondoliers meet urban life in a city whose residents affectionately call "The Town." read more about Ode To Oakland (read more - PDF guide)

Colleges

Colleges near Oakland, CA

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Public 4 year colleges

California College of the Arts

5212 Broadway, Oakland, CA

(510) 594-3600

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 1.67

Samuel Merritt University

370 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland, CA

(510) 869-6511

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Professional

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 2.26

Holy Names University

3500 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, CA

(510) 436-1000

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 2.60

Patten University

2433 Coolidge Ave, Oakland, CA

(510) 261-8500 x0

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 2.84

Lincoln University

401 15th Street, Oakland, CA

(510) 628-8010

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 2.96

Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences

1601 Clay St, Oakland, CA

(510) 763-7787 x0

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 3.06

American Baptist Seminary of the West

2606 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA

(510) 841-1905

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Other

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 3.20

The Wright Institute

2728 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA

(510) 841-9230 x100

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Other

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 3.28

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley

2550 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA

(510) 666-8248

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 3.46

Mills College

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA

(510) 430-2255

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 3.62

Church Divinity School of the Pacific

2451 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA

(510) 204-0700

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research & Professional

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 3.99

Graduate Theological Union

2400 Ridge Rd, Berkeley, CA

(510) 649-2400

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 4.02

Pacific School of Religion

1798 Scenic Ave, Berkeley, CA

(510) 848-0528

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 4.02

Franciscan School of Theology

1712 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA

(510) 848-5232

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 4.02

Starr King School for Ministry

2441 Le Conte AVE, Berkeley, CA

(510) 845-6232 x101

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 4.05

Ex - Pression College for Digital Arts

6601 Shellmond St, Emeryville, CA

(510) 654-2934

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Bachelor's

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 4.16

Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology

2301 Vine Street, Berkeley, CA

(510) 849-2030

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 4.35

Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

2770 Marin Ave, Berkeley, CA

(510) 524-5264

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 5.32

Saint Marys College of California

1928 Saint Marys Road, Moraga, CA

(925) 631-4000

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Other

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 6.38

School of Urban Missions

735 - 105th Ave, Oakland, CA

(510) 567-6174

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Bachelor's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 6.90

Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center

747 Front Street, San Francisco, CA

(415) 433-9200

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research & Professional

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 9.85

Golden Gate University - San Francisco

536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA

(415) 442-7800

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research & Professional

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 9.93

Academy of Art University

79 New Montgomery, San Francisco, CA

(415) 274-2200

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 10.08

American Conservatory Theater

30 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA

(415) 834-3200

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 10.29

American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

455 Arkansas St, San Francisco, CA

(415) 282-7600

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 10.62

San Francisco Art Institute

800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA

(415) 771-7020

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 10.72

California Institute of Integral Studies

1453 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA

(415) 575-6100

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 11.15

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

50 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA

(415) 864-7326

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 11.34

John F Kennedy University

100 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA

(925) 969-3300

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Professional

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 12.84

University of San Francisco

2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA

(415) 422-5555

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research & Professional

Students Enrolled: 5,000 - 9,999

Distance: 12.87

Life Chiropractic College - West

25001 Industrial Blvd., Hayward, CA

(510) 780-4500

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Professional

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 14.29

Dominican University of California

50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, CA

(415) 457-4440

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 19.06

San Francisco Theological Seminary

105 Seminary Road, San Anselmo, CA

(415) 451-2800

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Professional

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 21.08

Notre Dame de Namur University

1500 Ralston Ave, Belmont, CA

(650) 508-3500

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 21.77

Menlo College

1000 El Camino Real, Atherton, CA

(800) 556-3656

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Bachelor's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 25.54

Institute of Transpersonal Psychology

1069 East Meadow Cr, Palo Alto, CA

(650) 493-4430

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 26.20

Stanford University

Address Not Available, Stanford, CA

(650) 723-2300

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research & Professional

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 27.86

Palo Alto University

1791 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto, CA

(650) 433-3800

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research & Professional

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 28.21

Cogswell Polytechnical College

1175 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, CA

(408) 541-0100

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Bachelor's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 30.99

Palmer College of Chiropractic - West Campus

90 E Tasman Dr, San Jose, CA

(408) 944-6000

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Professional

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 32.65

University of East - West Medicine

970 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA

(408) 733-1878

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 32.92

Silicon Valley University

2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 110, San Jose, CA

(408) 435-8989 x102

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: Not Available

Distance: 34.81

Santa Clara University

500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA

(408) 554-4000

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research & Professional

Students Enrolled: 5,000 - 9,999

Distance: 36.30

The National Hispanic University

14271 Story Rd, San Jose, CA

(408) 254-6900

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Bachelor's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 39.23

Moler Barber College

3815 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA

(510) 652-4177

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 2.30

The English Center

66 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Oakland, CA

(510) 836-6700

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 3.62

National Holistic Institute

5900 Hollis St Ste Q, Emeryville, CA

(510) 547-6442

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 3.75

Alameda Beauty College

2318 Central Ave, Alameda, CA

(510) 523-1050

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 4.49

Everest College - San Francisco

814 Mission St Suite 500, San Francisco, CA

(415) 777-2500 x230

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 10.36

San Francisco Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology

1067 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA

(415) 355-1734

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 10.63

Marinello Schools of Beauty

1087 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA

(562) 945-2211

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 10.75

Everest College - Hayward

22336 Main Street, Hayward, CA

(510) 582-9500

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 12.92

Milan Institute of Cosmetology

2150 John Glen Dr. Suite 200, Concord, CA

(925) 686-8100

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 13.92

Paris Beauty College

1655 Willow Pass Road, Concord, CA

(925) 685-7603

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 14.01

Hilltop Beauty School

6317 Mission St, Daly City, CA

(650) 992-4949

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 15.51

BioHealth College

2665 N First St Ste 102, San Jose, CA

(408) 428-0208

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 34.34

Marinello Schools of Beauty

955 Monroe St, Santa Clara, CA

(562) 945-2211

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 36.36

Everest College - San Jose

1245 South Winchester Blvd #102, San Jose, CA

(408) 246-4171

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 39.15

CET - Sobrato

701 Vine St, San Jose, CA

(408) 287-7924

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 39.48

Laney College

900 Fallon St, Oakland, CA

(510) 834-5740

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 3.04

Berkeley City College

2050 Center St, Berkeley, CA

(510) 981-2800

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 5,000 - 9,999

Distance: 3.91

Merritt College

12500 Campus Dr, Oakland, CA

(510) 531-4911

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 5,000 - 9,999

Distance: 3.99

College of Alameda

555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway, Alameda, CA

(510) 748-2334

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 5,000 - 9,999

Distance: 4.53

Contra Costa College

2600 Mission Bell Dr, San Pablo, CA

(510) 235-7800

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 5,000 - 9,999

Distance: 11.75

Diablo Valley College

321 Golf Club Rd, Pleasant Hill, CA

(925) 685-1230

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 20,000 & Above

Distance: 12.97

City College of San Francisco

50 Phelan Ave, San Francisco, CA

(415) 239-3000

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 20,000 & Above

Distance: 14.32

Chabot College

25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA

(510) 723-6600

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 14.48

Skyline College

3300 College Dr, San Bruno, CA

(650) 738-4100

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 18.67

College of Marin

835 College Ave, Kentfield, CA

(415) 457-8811

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 5,000 - 9,999

Distance: 19.81

College of San Mateo

1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, CA

(650) 574-6161

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 21.29

Los Medanos College

2700 East Leland Road, Pittsburg, CA

(925) 439-2181

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 23.17

Las Positas College

3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, CA

(925) 424-1000

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 5,000 - 9,999

Distance: 24.23

Canada College

4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City, CA

(650) 306-3100

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 5,000 - 9,999

Distance: 26.29

Ohlone College

43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA

(510) 659-6000

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 26.51

Solano Community College

4000 Suisun Valley Rd, Fairfield, CA

(707) 864-7000

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 28.69

Napa Valley College

2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy, Napa, CA

(707) 253-3000

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 5,000 - 9,999

Distance: 30.88

Foothill College

12345 El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, CA

(650) 949-7777

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 32.81

Mission College

3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA

(408) 988-2200

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 33.11

De Anza College

21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA

(408) 864-5678

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 20,000 & Above

Distance: 36.43

San Jose City College

2100 Moorpark Ave, San Jose, CA

(408) 298-2181

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 38.77

West Valley College

14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA

(408) 867-2200

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 40.39

Evergreen Valley College

3095 Yerba Buena Rd, San Jose, CA

(408) 274-7900

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 44.05

University of California - Berkeley

Address Not Available, Berkeley, CA

(510) 642-6000

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research & Professional

Students Enrolled: 20,000 & Above

Distance: 3.57

University of California Hastings College of Law

200 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA

(415) 565-4600

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Professional

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 10.99

University of California - San Francisco

500 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA

(415) 476-9000

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Research & Professional

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 13.67

California State University - East Bay

25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward, CA

(510) 885-3000

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: 10,000 - 19,999

Distance: 14.59

San Francisco State University

1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA

(415) 338-1111

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Doctoral - Other

Students Enrolled: 20,000 & Above

Distance: 15.67

California Maritime Academy

200 Maritime Academy Dr, Vallejo, CA

(707) 654-1000

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Bachelor's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 17.05

San Jose State University

1 Washington Sq, San Jose, CA

(408) 924-1000

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: 20,000 & Above

Distance: 37.23

Sonoma State University

1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA

(707) 664-2880

College Type: 4-Year

Highest Degree: Master's

Students Enrolled: 5,000 - 9,999

Distance: 42.86

Heald College - San Francisco

350 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

(415) 808-3000

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 9.81

California Culinary Academy

350 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA

(415) 771-3500

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 11.14

Heald College - Hayward

25500 Industrial Blvd., Hayward, CA

(510) 783-2100

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 14.42

Heald College - Concord

5130 Commercial Circle, Concord, CA

(925) 288-5800

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 16.95

Wyotech - Fremont

200 Whitney Place, Fremont, CA

(800) 248-8585

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 29.75

Heald College - San Jose

341 Great Mall Pky, Milpitas, CA

(408) 934-4900

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Associate's

Students Enrolled: 1,000 - 4,999

Distance: 33.91

Institute of Medical Education

130 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA

(408) 534-0714 x112

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 38.70

CSI Career College

611 Orange Dr Ste K, Vacaville, CA

(707) 455-0557

College Type: 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 40.94

Martinez Adult Education

600 F St, Martinez, CA

(925) 228-3276 x263

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 12.98

Mt Diablo Adult Education

1266 San Carlos, Concord, CA

(925) 685-7340 x2722

College Type: Less Than 2-Year

Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting

Students Enrolled: Under 1,000

Distance: 14.47

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