Ultimate Medical Academy is 4 miles from Greenbriar
No college sits inside Greenbriar’s boundary, but Ultimate Medical Academy’s campus in Clearwater, with 110 students on campus, is 4 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Greenbriar’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 Greenbriar. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Greenbriar
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Greenbriar
Five private colleges within 14.9 miles, and Ultimate Medical Academy 4 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, St Petersburg College, is 18 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 $48–75k, where Greenbriar’s median household income ($73,299) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay (20).
Questions about college near Greenbriar
Is Greenbriar a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Greenbriar residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Ultimate Medical Academy, is 4 miles away in Clearwater.
What colleges are near Greenbriar?
Within 15 miles: Ultimate Medical Academy (4 miles, 110 students on campus), Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay (12 miles, 1,601), Trinity College of Florida (13.3 miles, 151), Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa (14.4 miles, 337) and Concorde Career Institute-Tampa (14.9 miles, 132).
What is the closest community college to Greenbriar, and what does it cost?
Ultimate Medical Academy in Clearwater, 4 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 Greenbriar. 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 →