Corduroy Creek Bridge · Photo: Clayton B. Fraser · Public domainThe nearest college is 51.1 miles from Wagon Wheel
No college is within 15 miles of Wagon Wheel. The nearest is Northland Pioneer College in Holbrook, AZ (2,012 students on campus).
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 Wagon Wheel. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Wagon Wheel
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Wagon Wheel
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Wagon Wheel’s median household income ($68,495) 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 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.
Questions about college near Wagon Wheel
What is the closest college to Wagon Wheel?
Northland Pioneer College in Holbrook, AZ, 51.1 miles in a straight line from the center of Wagon Wheel. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Wagon Wheel, and what does it cost?
Northland Pioneer College in Holbrook, 51.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,232 a year for Arizona residents; the federal net price, $9,240, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Northland Pioneer College cost if we live in Arizona?
Tuition and fees are $2,232 a year in-state and $10,320 from out of state.
How many Wagon Wheel residents are in college?
About 2 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), below 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 Wagon Wheel. 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 →