Photo: GreaterPonce665 · CC BY-SA 4.0Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology is 13.5 miles from Gifford
No college sits inside Gifford’s boundary, but Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology’s campus in Fort Pierce, with 314 students on campus, is 13.5 miles from the center of town, and Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations is 69.5 miles away in West Palm Beach. About 1% of Gifford’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 Gifford. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Gifford
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Gifford
One private college within 13.5 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Indian River State College, is 17.8 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $30–48k, where Gifford’s median household income ($33,175) 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: 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.
Questions about college near Gifford
Is Gifford a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Gifford residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology, is 13.5 miles away in Fort Pierce.
What colleges are near Gifford?
Within 15 miles: Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology (13.5 miles, 314 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Gifford, and what does it cost?
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations in West Palm Beach, 69.5 miles away.
How much does Indian River State College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,764 a year in-state and $10,201 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,594 (under $30,000 income) to $10,109 (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 Gifford. 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 →