Florida SouthWestern State College is 5.2 miles from Iona
No college sits inside Iona’s boundary, but Florida SouthWestern State College’s campus in Fort Myers, with 9,653 students on campus, is 5.2 miles from the center of town, and Hillsborough Community College is 102.6 miles away in Tampa. About 2% of Iona’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 Iona. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Iona
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Iona
Two private colleges within 10.3 miles, and two public colleges within 12.2 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 $48–75k, where Iona’s median household income ($66,827) 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 Iona: 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 Iona
Is Iona a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Iona residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Florida SouthWestern State College, is 5.2 miles away in Fort Myers.
What colleges are near Iona?
Within 15 miles: Florida SouthWestern State College (5.2 miles, 9,653 students on campus), Southern Technical College (7.5 miles, 531), Premiere International College (10.3 miles, 106) and Florida Gulf Coast University (12.2 miles, 13,852).
What is the closest community college to Iona, and what does it cost?
Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, 102.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,506 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $3,861, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Florida SouthWestern State College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $3,401 a year in-state and $12,979 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,011 (under $30,000 income) to $13,337 (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 Iona. 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 →