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Colleges near Edgewater · College Scorecard

No college in Edgewater, but 9 within 30 miles

The closest is Miles College in Fairfield, 4.2 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
4.2 mi
Miles College
Within 30 miles
9
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
6.6 mi
Lawson State Community College
Students nearby
36,107
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
21%
AL 6%

College from Edgewater

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Colleges near Edgewater

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Edgewater.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

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The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Edgewater: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Miles CollegeLawson State Community CollegeHerzing University-Birmingham
Miles College16% graduate$33k earnings$31k typical debt
Lawson State Community College27% graduate$32k earnings— typical debt
Herzing University-Birmingham13% graduate$37k earnings$22k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Edgewater. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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