Photo: Wknight94 talk · CC BY-SA 3.0ATA Career Education is 4.1 miles from Hernando Beach
No college sits inside Hernando Beach’s boundary, but ATA Career Education’s campus in Spring Hill, with 202 students on campus, is 4.1 miles from the center of town, and Ultimate Medical Academy is 35.4 miles away in Clearwater. About 8% of Hernando Beach’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 Hernando Beach. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Hernando Beach
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hernando Beach
One private college within 4.1 miles, and one public college within 13.2 miles.
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 Hernando Beach’s median household income ($101,875) 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 Hernando Beach: 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: ATA Career Education (3).
Questions about college near Hernando Beach
Is Hernando Beach a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Hernando Beach residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, ATA Career Education, is 4.1 miles away in Spring Hill.
What colleges are near Hernando Beach?
Within 15 miles: ATA Career Education (4.1 miles, 202 students on campus) and Pasco-Hernando State College (13.2 miles, 6,908).
What is the closest community college to Hernando Beach, and what does it cost?
Ultimate Medical Academy in Clearwater, 35.4 miles away.
How much does Pasco-Hernando State College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $3,155 a year in-state and $12,032 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,533 (under $30,000 income) to $10,754 (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 Hernando Beach. 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 →