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Colleges near Grottoes · College Scorecard

No college in Grottoes, but 7 within 30 miles

The closest is Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave, 6.1 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
6.1 mi
Blue Ridge Community College
Within 30 miles
7
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
6.1 mi
Blue Ridge Community College
Students nearby
56,061
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
6%
VA 7%

College from Grottoes

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Colleges near Grottoes

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

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 $75–110k, where Grottoes’s median household income ($100K) 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 Grottoes: 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 → Blue Ridge Community CollegeBridgewater CollegeJames Madison University
Blue Ridge Community College40% graduate$43k earnings$10k typical debt
Bridgewater College53% graduate$53k earnings$26k typical debt
James Madison University80% graduate$70k earnings$20k 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 Grottoes. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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