Old Corinth Cemetery · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest college is 23.8 miles from Center Point
No college is within 15 miles of Center Point. The nearest is Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas in De Queen, AR (1,062 students on campus); Henderson State University is 51.4 miles away.
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 Center Point. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Center Point
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Center Point
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest public university, priced below.
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 nearest college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Center Point.
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?
The same two colleges: 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 Center Point
What is the closest college to Center Point?
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas in De Queen, AR, 23.8 miles in a straight line from the center of Center Point. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Center Point, and what does it cost?
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas in De Queen, 23.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,200 a year for Arkansas residents; the federal net price, $4,385, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Henderson State University cost if we live in Arkansas?
Tuition and fees are $8,244 a year in-state and $10,620 from out of state.
How many Center Point residents are in college?
About 0 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Arkansas (5). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Center Point. 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 →