West Valley College is 7.3 miles from Lexington Hills
No college sits inside Lexington Hills’ boundary, but West Valley College’s campus in Saratoga, with 4,444 students on campus, is 7.3 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Lexington Hills’ 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 Lexington Hills. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lexington Hills
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lexington Hills
Four private colleges within 14.8 miles, two public colleges within 13.6 miles, and four 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 Lexington Hills’ median household income ($248,750) 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 Lexington Hills: 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-San Jose (5).
Questions about college near Lexington Hills
Is Lexington Hills a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Lexington Hills residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, West Valley College, is 7.3 miles away in Saratoga.
What colleges are near Lexington Hills?
10 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: San Jose State University (13.6 miles, 30,704 students on campus), the University of California-Santa Cruz (11.9 miles, 19,574) and De Anza College (11.6 miles, 10,013).
What is the closest community college to Lexington Hills, and what does it cost?
West Valley College in Saratoga, 7.3 miles away.
How much does the University of California-Santa Cruz cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $16,005 a year in-state and $50,205 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,717 (under $30,000 income) to $33,323 (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 Lexington Hills. 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 →