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Colleges in and near Evans

Aims Community College is 4.2 miles from Evans

No college sits inside Evans’ boundary, but Aims Community College’s campus in Greeley, with 6,541 students on campus, is 4.2 miles from the center of town. About 10% of Evans’ residents are enrolled in college, above Colorado (6%).

Aims Community College

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 Evans. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
2
14,167 students on campus
Nearest college
4.2 mi
Aims
Residents in college
10%
Above CO (6%)
Nearest community college
4.2 mi
Aims · $2,258 tuition
Nearest public university
4.2 mi
Aims · $2,258 in-state
Median household income
$76K
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What stands out about college from Evans

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 4.2 miles awayAims Community College has 6,541 students on campus in Greeley, 40% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at AimsLiving in Colorado, Aims Community College charges $2,258 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $11,786. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 10% of residentsAbove Colorado (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Evans

Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Evans.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Northern ColoradoAimsEvans
University or collegeCommunity college
Aims Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,541 on campus · 4.2 mi · Greeley$11knet price40%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $2,258 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Northern ColoradoUniversity or college · Public · 7,626 on campus · 5.1 mi · Greeley86%admitted$18knet price51%graduate$52kearnings

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Evans’ median household income ($75,563) falls.

Aims Community College4.2 mi · Greeley · sticker $16,657 · tuition $2,258$14,579a year
University of Northern Colorado5.1 mi · Greeley · sticker $29,254$18,441a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Evans: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →AimsUniversity of Northern Colorado
University of Northern Colorado51% graduate$52k earnings$20k typical debt
Aims Community College40% graduate$42k earnings$7k typical debt

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 Evans

Is Evans a college town?

No. About 10 of every 100 Evans residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Colorado (6). The nearest campus, Aims Community College, is 4.2 miles away in Greeley.

What colleges are near Evans?

Within 15 miles: Aims Community College (4.2 miles, 6,541 students on campus) and the University of Northern Colorado (5.1 miles, 7,626).

What is the closest community college to Evans, and what does it cost?

Aims Community College in Greeley, 4.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,258 a year for Colorado residents; the federal net price, $11,463, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Aims Community College cost if we live in Colorado?

Tuition and fees are $2,258 a year in-state and $11,786 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,196 (under $30,000 income) to $16,344 (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 Evans. 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 →