Teachers College of San Joaquin is 11.2 miles from Peters
No college sits inside Peters’ boundary, but Teachers College of San Joaquin’s campus in Stockton, with 818 students on campus, is 11.2 miles from the center of town, and San Joaquin Delta College is 15 miles away in Stockton. About 0% of Peters’ 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 Peters. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Peters
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Peters
One private college within 14.7 miles, one public college within 11.2 miles, and San Joaquin Delta 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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Peters.
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 Peters: 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 Peters
Is Peters a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Peters residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The nearest campus, Teachers College of San Joaquin, is 11.2 miles away in Stockton.
What colleges are near Peters?
Within 15 miles: Teachers College of San Joaquin (11.2 miles, 818 students on campus), the University of the Pacific (14.7 miles, 6,679) and San Joaquin Delta College (15 miles, 9,160).
What is the closest community college to Peters, and what does it cost?
San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, 15 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,180 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $2,407, counts housing and food at full cost.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Peters. 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 →