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Colleges near Bolton · College Scorecard

No college in Bolton, but 5 within 30 miles

The closest is Brunswick Community College in Bolivia, 21.6 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
21.6 mi
Brunswick Community College
Within 30 miles
5
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
21.6 mi
Brunswick Community College
Students nearby
12,314
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
19%
NC 6%

College from Bolton

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

★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Bolton

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

Brunswick Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Bolivia
21.6 mi972 students
Southeastern Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Whiteville
21.9 mi994 students
Cape Fear Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wilmington
26.4 mi9,738 students
Bladen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Dublin
29.4 mi492 students
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonUniversity or college · For-profit · Wilmington
30 mi118 students

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 Bolton’s median household income ($48K) 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 Bolton: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Brunswick Community CollegeSoutheastern Community CollegeCape Fear Community College
Brunswick Community College40% graduate$37k earnings— typical debt
Southeastern Community College43% graduate$30k earnings— typical debt
Cape Fear Community College34% graduate$39k 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 Bolton. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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