California State University-Fresno is 4.8 miles from Fort Washington
No college sits inside Fort Washington’s boundary, but California State University-Fresno’s campus in Fresno, with 23,033 students on campus, is 4.8 miles from the center of town, and Clovis Community College is 1.7 miles away in Fresno. About 0% of Fort Washington’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Fort Washington. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Fort Washington
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Fort Washington
Six private colleges within 10.6 miles, one public college within 4.8 miles, and three 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 Over $110k, where Fort Washington’s median household income ($118,011) 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 Fort Washington: 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: San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center (14).
Questions about college near Fort Washington
Is Fort Washington a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Fort Washington residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, Clovis Community College, is 1.7 miles away in Fresno.
What colleges are near Fort Washington?
10 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fresno (4.8 miles, 23,033 students on campus), Fresno City College (7.9 miles, 17,356) and Clovis Community College (1.7 miles, 4,325).
What is the closest community college to Fort Washington, and what does it cost?
Clovis Community College in Fresno, 1.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,378 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $4,590, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does California State University-Fresno cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $7,350 a year in-state and $19,950 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,105 (under $30,000 income) to $16,899 (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 Fort Washington. 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 →