Florida Career College-Boynton Beach is 2.9 miles from Ocean Ridge
No college sits inside Ocean Ridge’s boundary, but Florida Career College-Boynton Beach’s campus in Boynton Beach, with 149 students on campus, is 2.9 miles from the center of town, and Palm Beach State College is 6.2 miles away in Lake Worth. About 1% of Ocean Ridge’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 Ocean Ridge. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Ocean Ridge
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Ocean Ridge
11 private colleges within 14.6 miles, one public college within 11.5 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Ocean Ridge’s median household income ($128,750) 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 Ocean Ridge: 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: South University-West Palm Beach (10).
Questions about college near Ocean Ridge
Is Ocean Ridge a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Ocean Ridge residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Florida Career College-Boynton Beach, is 2.9 miles away in Boynton Beach.
What colleges are near Ocean Ridge?
13 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Florida Atlantic University (11.5 miles, 24,616 students on campus), Palm Beach State College (6.2 miles, 12,903) and Palm Beach Atlantic University (12 miles, 3,657).
What is the closest community college to Ocean Ridge, and what does it cost?
Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, 6.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,050 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $9,182, counts housing and food at full cost.
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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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 Ocean Ridge. 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 →