Photo: dougegood · CC BY 2.0Chamberlain University-Arizona is 12.3 miles from Anthem
No college sits inside Anthem’s boundary, but Chamberlain University-Arizona’s campus in Phoenix, with 717 students on campus, is 12.3 miles from the center of town, and Paradise Valley Community College is 15 miles away in Phoenix. About 4% of Anthem’s residents are enrolled in college, below Arizona (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 Anthem. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Anthem
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Anthem
Three private colleges within 14.6 miles, and Paradise Valley Community College 15 miles away.
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 Over $110k, where Anthem’s median household income ($120,613) 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 Anthem: 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: Chamberlain University-Arizona (15).
Questions about college near Anthem
Is Anthem a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Anthem residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Arizona (6). The nearest campus, Chamberlain University-Arizona, is 12.3 miles away in Phoenix.
What colleges are near Anthem?
Within 15 miles: Chamberlain University-Arizona (12.3 miles, 717 students on campus), Midwestern University-Glendale (13.1 miles, 3,780), Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix (14.6 miles, 1,062) and Paradise Valley Community College (15 miles, 4,363).
What is the closest community college to Anthem, and what does it cost?
Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, 15 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,358 a year for Arizona residents; the federal net price, $12,180, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Paradise Valley Community College cost if we live in Arizona?
Tuition and fees are $2,358 a year in-state and $8,958 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,823 (under $30,000 income) to $18,165 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Anthem. 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 →