Photo: Coconino National Forest · Public domainNorthern Arizona University is 10.5 miles from Fort Valley
No college sits inside Fort Valley’s boundary, but Northern Arizona University’s campus in Flagstaff, with 23,098 students on campus, is 10.5 miles from the center of town, and Coconino Community College is 11.7 miles away in Flagstaff. About 3% of Fort Valley’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 Fort Valley. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Fort Valley
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Fort Valley
Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Fort Valley.
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 Fort Valley’s median household income ($125,625) 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 Fort Valley: 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 Fort Valley
Is Fort Valley a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Fort Valley residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Arizona (6). The nearest campus, Northern Arizona University, is 10.5 miles away in Flagstaff.
What colleges are near Fort Valley?
Within 15 miles: Northern Arizona University (10.5 miles, 23,098 students on campus) and Coconino Community College (11.7 miles, 2,072).
What is the closest community college to Fort Valley, and what does it cost?
Coconino Community College in Flagstaff, 11.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,907 a year for Arizona residents; the federal net price, $13,996, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Northern Arizona University cost if we live in Arizona?
Tuition and fees are $13,009 a year in-state and $29,881 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,709 (under $30,000 income) to $20,686 (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 Fort Valley. 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 →