Photo: OhanaUnitedTalk page · CC BY-SA 4.0Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay is 3.8 miles from Feather Sound
No college sits inside Feather Sound’s boundary, but Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay’s campus in Saint Petersburg, with 1,601 students on campus, is 3.8 miles from the center of town, and Ultimate Medical Academy is 7.1 miles away in Clearwater. About 7% of Feather Sound’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida (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 Feather Sound. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Feather Sound
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Feather Sound
Seven private colleges within 13.9 miles, one public college within 9.9 miles, and two 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 $75–110k, where Feather Sound’s median household income ($87,986) 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 Feather Sound: 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: Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay (20); South University-Tampa (10).
Questions about college near Feather Sound
Is Feather Sound a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Feather Sound residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay, is 3.8 miles away in Saint Petersburg.
What colleges are near Feather Sound?
9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: St Petersburg College (9.9 miles, 13,501 students on campus), Hillsborough Community College (14.3 miles, 11,704) and The University of Tampa (13.9 miles, 11,018).
What is the closest community college to Feather Sound, and what does it cost?
Ultimate Medical Academy in Clearwater, 7.1 miles away.
How much does St Petersburg College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,682 a year in-state and $9,286 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $-716 (under $30,000 income) to $11,943 (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 Feather Sound. 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 →