Photo: Fruitianslip · CC BY-SA 4.0Fresno Pacific University is 7.8 miles from Fowler
No college sits inside Fowler’s boundary, but Fresno Pacific University’s campus in Fresno, with 2,347 students on campus, is 7.8 miles from the center of town, and Fresno City College is 12 miles away in Fresno. About 13% of Fowler’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Fowler. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Fowler
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Fowler
Five private colleges within 14.9 miles, one public college within 13.5 miles, and two 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 Fowler’s median household income ($66,983) 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 Fowler: 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 Fowler
Is Fowler a college town?
No. About 13 of every 100 Fowler residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above California (8). The nearest campus, Fresno Pacific University, is 7.8 miles away in Fresno.
What colleges are near Fowler?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: California State University-Fresno (13.5 miles, 23,033 students on campus), Fresno City College (12 miles, 17,356) and Reedley College (12.1 miles, 5,278).
What is the closest community college to Fowler, and what does it cost?
Fresno City College in Fresno, 12 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,334 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $8,069, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Fresno City College cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $1,334 a year in-state and $10,154 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,450 (under $30,000 income) to $13,965 (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 Fowler. 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 →