College of Central Florida is 6.8 miles from Liberty Triangle
No college sits inside Liberty Triangle’s boundary, but College of Central Florida’s campus in Ocala, with 4,391 students on campus, is 6.8 miles from the center of town, and Lake-Sumter State College is 30.7 miles away in Leesburg. About 7% of Liberty Triangle’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 Liberty Triangle. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Liberty Triangle
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Liberty Triangle
Two private colleges within 10.5 miles, and one public college within 6.8 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 Liberty Triangle’s median household income ($64,943) 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 Liberty Triangle: 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: Rasmussen University-Florida (6).
Questions about college near Liberty Triangle
Is Liberty Triangle a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Liberty Triangle residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, College of Central Florida, is 6.8 miles away in Ocala.
What colleges are near Liberty Triangle?
Within 15 miles: College of Central Florida (6.8 miles, 4,391 students on campus), Rasmussen University-Florida (7.9 miles, 2,238) and Taylor College (10.5 miles, 206).
What is the closest community college to Liberty Triangle, and what does it cost?
Lake-Sumter State College in Leesburg, 30.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,292 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $5,855, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does College of Central Florida cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,710 a year in-state and $10,517 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,096 (under $30,000 income) to $18,424 (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 Liberty Triangle. 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 →