Hendrix College is 10.4 miles from Holland
No college sits inside Holland’s boundary, but Hendrix College’s campus in Conway, with 1,107 students on campus, is 10.4 miles from the center of town, and Arkansas State University-Beebe is 22.5 miles away in Beebe. About 2% of Holland’s residents are enrolled in college, below Arkansas (5%).
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 Holland. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Holland
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Holland
Two private colleges within 11.1 miles, and one public college within 11.9 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 $30–48k, where Holland’s median household income ($45,375) 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 Holland: 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 Holland
Is Holland a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Holland residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Arkansas (5). The nearest campus, Hendrix College, is 10.4 miles away in Conway.
What colleges are near Holland?
Within 15 miles: Hendrix College (10.4 miles, 1,107 students on campus), Central Baptist College (11.1 miles, 500) and the University of Central Arkansas (11.9 miles, 8,426).
What is the closest community college to Holland, and what does it cost?
Arkansas State University-Beebe in Beebe, 22.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,336 a year for Arkansas residents; the federal net price, $11,698, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Central Arkansas cost if we live in Arkansas?
Tuition and fees are $10,523 a year in-state and $18,023 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,656 (under $30,000 income) to $20,157 (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 Holland. 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 →