Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Troy University is 14.9 miles from Petrey
No college sits inside Petrey’s boundary, but Troy University’s campus in Troy, with 6,781 students on campus, is 14.9 miles from the center of town, and H Councill Trenholm State Community College is 35.4 miles away in Montgomery. About 3% of Petrey’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alabama (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Petrey. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Petrey
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Petrey
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Petrey.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Petrey’s median household income ($67,321) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Petrey
Is Petrey a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Petrey residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Alabama (6). The nearest campus, Troy University, is 14.9 miles away in Troy.
What colleges are near Petrey?
Within 15 miles: Troy University (14.9 miles, 6,781 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Petrey, and what does it cost?
H Councill Trenholm State Community College in Montgomery, 35.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,190 a year for Alabama residents; the federal net price, $8,325, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Auburn University at Montgomery cost if we live in Alabama?
Tuition and fees are $9,700 a year in-state and $20,668 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,706 (under $30,000 income) to $16,117 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Petrey. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →