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Colleges near Cedar Hill Lakes · College Scorecard

No college in Cedar Hill Lakes, but 15 within 30 miles

The closest is Jefferson College in Hillsboro, 7.2 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
7.2 mi
Jefferson College
Within 30 miles
15
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
7.2 mi
Jefferson College
Students nearby
42,552
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
13%
MO 6%

College from Cedar Hill Lakes

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Cedar Hill Lakes

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Cedar Hill Lakes.

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 $48–75k, where Cedar Hill Lakes’s median household income ($60K) falls.

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 Cedar Hill Lakes: 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 → Jefferson CollegeSt Louis College of Health Careers-FentonEast Central College
Jefferson College38% graduate$41k earnings$9k typical debt
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton59% graduate$32k earnings$12k typical debt
East Central College48% graduate$37k earnings$10k 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 Cedar Hill Lakes. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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