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Colleges near Webster · College Scorecard

No college in Webster, but 4 within 30 miles

The closest is Southwestern Community College in Sylva, 0.7 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
0.7 mi
Southwestern Community College
Within 30 miles
4
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
0.7 mi
Southwestern Community College
Students nearby
11,743
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
1%
NC 6%

College from Webster

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

★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Webster

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

10 mi20 mi30 mi Haywood Community College Brevard College Western Carolina University Webster
University or collegeCommunity college
Southwestern Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sylva
0.7 mi1,449 students
Western Carolina UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Cullowhee
3.4 mi8,805 students
Haywood Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Clyde
20.4 mi710 students
Brevard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brevard
28.7 mi779 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 Webster’s median household income ($62K) 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 Webster: 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 → Southwestern Community CollegeWestern Carolina UniversityHaywood Community College
Southwestern Community College53% graduate$34k earnings$11k typical debt
Western Carolina University60% graduate$49k earnings$22k typical debt
Haywood Community College34% 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 Webster. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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