Community College of Aurora is 7 miles from Aetna Estates
No college sits inside Aetna Estates’ boundary, but Community College of Aurora’s campus in Aurora, with 7,694 students on campus, is 7 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Aetna Estates’ residents are enrolled in college, below Colorado (6%).
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 Aetna Estates. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Aetna Estates
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Aetna Estates
Seven private colleges within 14.8 miles, one public college within 8.8 miles, and Community College of Aurora 7 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 Aetna Estates’ median household income ($74,853) 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 Aetna Estates: 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: Lincoln College of Technology-Denver (8); Concorde Career College-Aurora (2).
Questions about college near Aetna Estates
Is Aetna Estates a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Aetna Estates residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Colorado (6). The nearest campus, Community College of Aurora, is 7 miles away in Aurora.
What colleges are near Aetna Estates?
9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (8.8 miles, 18,774 students on campus), Community College of Aurora (7 miles, 7,694) and Rocky Vista University (14.2 miles, 1,574).
What is the closest community college to Aetna Estates, and what does it cost?
Community College of Aurora in Aurora, 7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,470 a year for Colorado residents; the federal net price, $8,656, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus cost if we live in Colorado?
Tuition and fees are $10,383 a year in-state and $29,391 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,743 (under $30,000 income) to $22,475 (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 Aetna Estates. 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 →