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Colleges near Fallston · College Scorecard

No college in Fallston, but 10 within 30 miles

The closest is Cleveland Community College in Shelby, 10.3 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
10.3 mi
Cleveland Community College
Within 30 miles
10
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
10.3 mi
Cleveland Community College
Students nearby
16,522
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
4%
NC 6%

College from Fallston

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Fallston

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

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 Fallston’s median household income ($56K) 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 Fallston: 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 → Cleveland Community CollegeGardner-Webb UniversityGaston College
Cleveland Community College32% graduate$34k earnings— typical debt
Gardner-Webb University55% graduate$48k earnings$24k typical debt
Gaston College63% graduate$35k earnings— 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 Fallston. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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