First United Methodist Church · Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0Faulkner University is 10.9 miles from Wetumpka
No college sits inside Wetumpka’s boundary, but Faulkner University’s campus in Montgomery, with 1,705 students on campus, is 10.9 miles from the center of town, and H Councill Trenholm State Community College is 15.5 miles away in Montgomery. About 4% of Wetumpka’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Wetumpka. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Wetumpka
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Wetumpka
Three private colleges within 14 miles, and two public colleges within 13.4 miles.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Wetumpka’s median household income ($57,763) 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 within 15 miles of Wetumpka: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: South University-Montgomery (10).
Questions about college near Wetumpka
Is Wetumpka a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Wetumpka residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Alabama (6). The nearest campus, Faulkner University, is 10.9 miles away in Montgomery.
What colleges are near Wetumpka?
Within 15 miles: Faulkner University (10.9 miles, 1,705 students on campus), Auburn University at Montgomery (12.2 miles, 4,125), Alabama State University (13.4 miles, 3,366), South University-Montgomery (13.8 miles, 145) and Huntingdon College (14 miles, 869).
What is the closest community college to Wetumpka, and what does it cost?
H Councill Trenholm State Community College in Montgomery, 15.5 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 Wetumpka. 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 →