Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0Pasco-Hernando State College is 3 miles from Moon Lake
No college sits inside Moon Lake’s boundary, but Pasco-Hernando State College’s campus in New Port Richey, with 6,908 students on campus, is 3 miles from the center of town, and Ultimate Medical Academy is 25.5 miles away in Clearwater. About 3% of Moon Lake’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 Moon Lake. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Moon Lake
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Moon Lake
Two private colleges within 10.7 miles, and one public college within 3 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 Moon Lake’s median household income ($48,878) 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 Moon Lake: 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: ATA Career Education (3).
Questions about college near Moon Lake
Is Moon Lake a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Moon Lake residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Pasco-Hernando State College, is 3 miles away in New Port Richey.
What colleges are near Moon Lake?
Within 15 miles: Pasco-Hernando State College (3 miles, 6,908 students on campus), Trinity College of Florida (8.4 miles, 151) and ATA Career Education (10.7 miles, 202).
What is the closest community college to Moon Lake, and what does it cost?
Ultimate Medical Academy in Clearwater, 25.5 miles away.
How much does Pasco-Hernando State College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $3,155 a year in-state and $12,032 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,533 (under $30,000 income) to $10,754 (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 Moon Lake. 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 →