Clark-Chalker House · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Fortis College-Orange Park is 10.9 miles from Middleburg
No college sits inside Middleburg’s boundary, but Fortis College-Orange Park’s campus in Orange Park, with 327 students on campus, is 10.9 miles from the center of town, and Jones Technical Institute is 23 miles away in Jacksonville. About 4% of Middleburg’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 Middleburg. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Middleburg
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Middleburg
One private college within 10.9 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Florida State College at Jacksonville, is 24.4 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 $48–75k, where Middleburg’s median household income ($74,634) 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 Middleburg
Is Middleburg a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Middleburg residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Fortis College-Orange Park, is 10.9 miles away in Orange Park.
What colleges are near Middleburg?
Within 15 miles: Fortis College-Orange Park (10.9 miles, 327 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Middleburg, and what does it cost?
Jones Technical Institute in Jacksonville, 23 miles away. Tuition and fees are $16,920 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $25,462, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Florida State College at Jacksonville cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,878 a year in-state and $9,992 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,563 (under $30,000 income) to $9,233 (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 Middleburg. 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 →