Manning Cabin · Photo: National Park Service inventory · Public domainBrookline College-Tucson is 13.2 miles from Rincon Valley
No college sits inside Rincon Valley’s boundary, but Brookline College-Tucson’s campus in Tucson, with 211 students on campus, is 13.2 miles from the center of town, and Pima Community College is 13.9 miles away in Tucson. About 7% of Rincon Valley’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 Rincon Valley. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Rincon Valley
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Rincon Valley
Three private colleges within 14.6 miles, and Pima Community College 13.9 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, University of Arizona, is 17.5 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Rincon Valley’s median household income ($132,098) 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: 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: Brookline College-Tucson (4); Pima Medical Institute-Tucson (13).
Questions about college near Rincon Valley
Is Rincon Valley a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Rincon Valley residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Arizona (6). The nearest campus, Brookline College-Tucson, is 13.2 miles away in Tucson.
What colleges are near Rincon Valley?
Within 15 miles: Brookline College-Tucson (13.2 miles, 211 students on campus), Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson (13.6 miles, 566), Pima Community College (13.9 miles, 10,836) and Pima Medical Institute-Tucson (14.6 miles, 850).
What is the closest community college to Rincon Valley, and what does it cost?
Pima Community College in Tucson, 13.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,442 a year for Arizona residents; the federal net price, $3,405, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Arizona cost if we live in Arizona?
Tuition and fees are $13,926 a year in-state and $42,278 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,353 (under $30,000 income) to $22,307 (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 Rincon 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 →