Trapper Nelson Zoo Historic District · Photo: Norletsk · CC BY-SA 3.0Hobe Sound Bible College is 8.5 miles from Limestone Creek
No college sits inside Limestone Creek’s boundary, but Hobe Sound Bible College’s campus in Hobe Sound, with 108 students on campus, is 8.5 miles from the center of town, and Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations is 16.4 miles away in West Palm Beach. About 8% of Limestone Creek’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 Limestone Creek. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Limestone Creek
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Limestone Creek
One private college within 8.5 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Palm Beach State College, is 23.1 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 $75–110k, where Limestone Creek’s median household income ($90,910) 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.
Questions about college near Limestone Creek
Is Limestone Creek a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Limestone Creek residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, Hobe Sound Bible College, is 8.5 miles away in Hobe Sound.
What colleges are near Limestone Creek?
Within 15 miles: Hobe Sound Bible College (8.5 miles, 108 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Limestone Creek, and what does it cost?
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations in West Palm Beach, 16.4 miles away.
How much does Palm Beach State College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $3,050 a year in-state and $10,910 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,131 (under $30,000 income) to $12,013 (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 Limestone Creek. 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 →