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Colleges in and near Pineville

Ozarka College is 13.9 miles from Pineville

No college sits inside Pineville’s boundary, but Ozarka College’s campus in Melbourne, with 636 students on campus, is 13.9 miles from the center of town. About 1% of Pineville’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Pineville. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
1
636 students on campus
Nearest college
13.9 mi
Ozarka College
Residents in college
1%
About the same as AR (5%)
Nearest community college
13.9 mi
Ozarka College · $3,820 tuition
Nearest public university
77.4 mi
University of Central Arkansas · $10,523 in-state
Median household income
$39K
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What stands out about college from Pineville

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 13.9 miles awayOzarka College has 636 students on campus in Melbourne, 47% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at University of Central ArkansasLiving in Arkansas, the University of Central Arkansas charges $10,523 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $18,023. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 1% of residentsAbout the same as Arkansas (5%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Pineville

It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Pineville.

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University or collegeCommunity college
Ozarka CollegeCommunity college · Public · 636 on campus · 13.9 mi · Melbourne$5knet price47%graduate$29kearningsTuition and fees: $3,820 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $30–48k, where Pineville’s median household income ($38,906) falls.

Ozarka College13.9 mi · Melbourne · sticker $12,069 · tuition $3,820$4,834a year
University of Central Arkansas77.4 mi · Conway · sticker $25,029$13,988a year

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.

Outcomes

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.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Ozarka CollegeUniversity of Central Arkansas
University of Central Arkansas54% graduate$46k earnings$20k typical debt
Ozarka College47% graduate$29k earnings$10k typical debt

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 Pineville

Is Pineville a college town?

No. About 1 of every 100 Pineville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Arkansas (5). The nearest campus, Ozarka College, is 13.9 miles away in Melbourne.

What colleges are near Pineville?

Within 15 miles: Ozarka College (13.9 miles, 636 students on campus).

What is the closest community college to Pineville, and what does it cost?

Ozarka College in Melbourne, 13.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,820 a year for Arkansas residents; the federal net price, $4,543, 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 Pineville. 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 →