Simpson University is 13.9 miles from Igo
No college sits inside Igo’s boundary, but Simpson University’s campus in Redding, with 748 students on campus, is 13.9 miles from the center of town, and Shasta College is 15 miles away in Redding. About 0% of Igo’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 Igo. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Igo
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Igo
One private college within 13.9 miles, and Shasta College 15 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Igo’s median household income ($125,063) 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 Igo: 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 Igo
Is Igo a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Igo residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Simpson University, is 13.9 miles away in Redding.
What colleges are near Igo?
Within 15 miles: Simpson University (13.9 miles, 748 students on campus) and Shasta College (15 miles, 4,763).
What is the closest community college to Igo, and what does it cost?
Shasta College in Redding, 15 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,197 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $2,878, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Shasta College cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $1,197 a year in-state and $8,853 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,107 (under $30,000 income) to $8,861 (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 Igo. 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 →