Photo: Loco Steve from Bromley , UK · CC BY 2.0Carrington College-Reno is 13.1 miles from Floriston
No college sits inside Floriston’s boundary, but Carrington College-Reno’s campus in Reno, with 500 students on campus, is 13.1 miles from the center of town, and Lake Tahoe Community College is 32.3 miles away in South Lake Tahoe. About 0% of Floriston’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).
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 Floriston. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Floriston
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Floriston
One private college within 13.1 miles, and one public college within 14.9 miles. The nearest public four-year college, California State University-Sacramento, is 95.1 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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Floriston.
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: Carrington College-Reno (2).
Questions about college near Floriston
Is Floriston a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Floriston residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Carrington College-Reno, is 13.1 miles away in Reno.
What colleges are near Floriston?
Within 15 miles: Carrington College-Reno (13.1 miles, 500 students on campus) and the University of Nevada-Reno (14.9 miles, 20,347).
What is the closest community college to Floriston, and what does it cost?
Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe, 32.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,131 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $8,516, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does California State University-Sacramento cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $8,018 a year in-state and $20,618 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,501 (under $30,000 income) to $18,861 (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 Floriston. 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 →