The nearest college is 44.9 miles from Jakes Corner
No college is within 15 miles of Jakes Corner. The nearest is Phoenix Seminary in Scottsdale, AZ (198 students on campus); Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix is 46.6 miles away and Paradise Valley Community College 46.6 miles.
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 Jakes Corner. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Jakes Corner
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Jakes Corner
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest community college and 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, the nearest community college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $30–48k, where Jakes Corner’s median household income ($30,556) 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?
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 Jakes Corner
What is the closest college to Jakes Corner?
Phoenix Seminary in Scottsdale, AZ, 44.9 miles in a straight line from the center of Jakes Corner. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Jakes Corner, and what does it cost?
Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, 46.6 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.
How many Jakes Corner residents are in college?
About 0 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Arizona (6). 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 Jakes Corner. 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 →