Photo: Chad K · CC BY 2.0Shasta College is 4.6 miles from Redding
Simpson University (748 students on campus) is inside the city, and Shasta College (4,763) is 4.6 miles from the center, in Redding. About 7% of Redding’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 Redding. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Redding
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Redding
One private college within 3.5 miles, and Shasta College 4.6 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 $48–75k, where Redding’s median household income ($70,466) 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 Redding: 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.
What students study in Redding
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Simpson University, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Biggest programs
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Redding
Is Redding a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Redding residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below California (8). The largest campus in the city, Simpson University, has 748 students on campus.
What colleges are in Redding?
Simpson University is inside the city. Shasta College is 4.6 miles from the center, in Redding.
What is the closest community college to Redding, and what does it cost?
Shasta College in Redding, 4.6 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.
Neighbors talk college
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 Redding. 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 →