Photo: 350z33 · CC BY-SA 3.0Valencia College is 5.3 miles from Lake Butler
No college sits inside Lake Butler’s boundary, but Valencia College’s campus in Orlando, with 23,395 students on campus, is 5.3 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Lake Butler’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 Lake Butler. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lake Butler
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lake Butler
Seven private colleges within 14.6 miles, and Valencia College 5.3 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 Over $110k, where Lake Butler’s median household income ($182,500) 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 Lake Butler: 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: Universal Technical Institute-Orlando (3); Concorde Career Institute-Orlando (2).
Questions about college near Lake Butler
Is Lake Butler a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Lake Butler residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Valencia College, is 5.3 miles away in Orlando.
What colleges are near Lake Butler?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Valencia College (5.3 miles, 23,395 students on campus), Rollins College (13.7 miles, 3,013) and Southern Technical College (9.7 miles, 1,683).
What is the closest community college to Lake Butler, and what does it cost?
Valencia College in Orlando, 5.3 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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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Lake Butler. 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 →