South Mountain Community College is 9.5 miles from Komatke
No college sits inside Komatke’s boundary, but South Mountain Community College’s campus in Phoenix, with 2,926 students on campus, is 9.5 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Komatke’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Komatke. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
12
31,214 students on campus
Nearest college
9.5 mi
South Mountain
Residents in college
5%
About the same as AZ (6%)
Nearest community college
9.5 mi
South Mountain · $2,358 tuition
Nearest public university
9.5 mi
South Mountain · $2,358 in-state
Median household income
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What stands out about college from Komatke
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Family income
Starts at Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Komatke.
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 within 15 miles of Komatke: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Rio Salado College9% graduate$41k earnings$10k typical debt
University of Phoenix-Arizona21% graduate$38k earnings$32k 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc (6); Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix (3); Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe (20); GateWay (2); Brookline College-Tempe (4).
Questions about college near Komatke
Is Komatke a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Komatke residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Arizona (6). The nearest campus, South Mountain Community College, is 9.5 miles away in Phoenix.
What colleges are near Komatke?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Rio Salado College (13.5 miles, 11,104 students on campus), Phoenix College (13.5 miles, 7,530) and GateWay Community College (14.2 miles, 3,639).
What is the closest community college to Komatke, and what does it cost?
South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, 9.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,358 a year for Arizona residents; the federal net price, $12,780, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does South Mountain 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 $11,902 (under $30,000 income) to $17,132 (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 Komatke. 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 →