City College-Altamonte Springs is 2.6 miles from Forest City
No college sits inside Forest City’s boundary, but City College-Altamonte Springs’s campus in Altamonte Springs, with 329 students on campus, is 2.6 miles from the center of town, and Valencia College is 9.8 miles away in Orlando. About 4% of Forest City’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Forest City. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Forest City
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Forest City
Nine private colleges within 15 miles, one public college within 10.1 miles, and Valencia College 9.8 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 $75–110k, where Forest City’s median household income ($85,606) 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 Forest City: 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: Herzing University-Orlando (11); Concorde Career Institute-Orlando (2).
Questions about college near Forest City
Is Forest City a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Forest City residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, City College-Altamonte Springs, is 2.6 miles away in Altamonte Springs.
What colleges are near Forest City?
11 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Valencia College (9.8 miles, 23,395 students on campus), Seminole State College of Florida (10.1 miles, 8,201) and Full Sail University (9.8 miles, 4,541).
What is the closest community college to Forest City, and what does it cost?
Valencia College in Orlando, 9.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,664 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $12,037, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Valencia College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,664 a year in-state and $9,576 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,453 (under $30,000 income) to $14,781 (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 Forest City. 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 →