Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc is 1.9 miles from Tolleson
No college sits inside Tolleson’s boundary, but Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc’s campus in Avondale, with 1,791 students on campus, is 1.9 miles from the center of town, and Estrella Mountain Community College is 5.5 miles away in Avondale. About 4% of Tolleson’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 Tolleson. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Tolleson
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Tolleson
12 private colleges within 14.3 miles, and five community colleges.
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 $48–75k, where Tolleson’s median household income ($59,626) 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 Tolleson: 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: Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc (6); Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix (3); Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute (22); Arizona College-Glendale (20); Brookline College-Phoenix (4); Carrington College-Phoenix North (5); Ottawa University-Surprise (5); GateWay (2).
Questions about college near Tolleson
Is Tolleson a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Tolleson residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Arizona (6). The nearest campus, Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc, is 1.9 miles away in Avondale.
What colleges are near Tolleson?
17 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Grand Canyon University (8.5 miles, 24,302 students on campus), Glendale Community College (9.2 miles, 10,488) and Phoenix College (9.9 miles, 7,530).
What is the closest community college to Tolleson, and what does it cost?
Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale, 5.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,358 a year for Arizona residents; the federal net price, $12,254, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Glendale 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 $10,512 (under $30,000 income) to $17,378 (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 Tolleson. 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 →