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Colleges near Somers · College Scorecard

No college in Somers, but 27 within 30 miles

The closest is Bay Path University in Longmeadow, 7.9 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
7.9 mi
Bay Path University
Within 30 miles
27
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
10.3 mi
Springfield Technical Community College
Students nearby
133,921
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
4%
CT 7%

College from Somers

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

College within reach27 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, Bay Path University, is 7.9 miles away.A community college nearbySpringfield Technical Community College is 10.3 miles away, about $5,662 a year after aid.A top college nearbyTrinity College (20.9 miles) admits 29% of applicants.
★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Somers

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

10 mi20 mi30 mi Westfield State University Central Connecticut State University University of Connecticut Connecticut State Community College University of Massachusetts-Amherst Somers
University or collegeCommunity college
Bay Path UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Longmeadow
7.9 mi662 students
Western New England UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Springfield
9.1 mi3,362 students
Springfield CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Springfield
9.2 mi2,777 students
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Springfield
9.2 mi117 students
American International CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Springfield
9.9 mi1,652 students
Springfield Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Springfield
10.3 mi2,845 students
College of Our Lady of the ElmsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Chicopee
12.8 mi1,066 students
University of ConnecticutUniversity or college · Public · Mansfield
16.5 mi25,869 students
Holyoke Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Holyoke
17.3 mi2,424 students
University of HartfordUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Hartford
19 mi4,838 students

17 more within 30 miles.

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

What would your family pay?

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

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Somers’s median household income ($125K) falls.

Holyoke Community College17.3 mi · Holyoke · sticker $15,043 $13,014a year
Springfield Technical Community College10.3 mi · Springfield · sticker $14,971 $13,867a year
American International College9.9 mi · Springfield · sticker $59,270 $21,860a year
Bay Path University7.9 mi · Longmeadow · sticker $47,308 $25,475a year
College of Our Lady of the Elms12.8 mi · Chicopee · sticker $54,027 $25,491a year
Western New England University9.1 mi · Springfield · sticker $60,262 $29,794a year
University of Connecticut16.5 mi · Mansfield · sticker $39,426 $33,797a year
Springfield College9.2 mi · Springfield · sticker $60,729 $34,461a year
University of Hartford19 mi · West Hartford · sticker $64,729 $34,833a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

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

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Bay Path UniversityWestern New England UniversitySpringfield College
Bay Path University44% graduate$55k earnings$25k typical debt
Western New England University64% graduate$73k earnings$26k typical debt
Springfield College74% graduate$48k earnings$26k 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 Somers. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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