Trinity College of Florida is 7.8 miles from Odessa
No college sits inside Odessa’s boundary, but Trinity College of Florida’s campus in Trinity, with 151 students on campus, is 7.8 miles from the center of town, and Hillsborough Community College is 18 miles away in Tampa. About 4% of Odessa’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 Odessa. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Odessa
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Odessa
Three private colleges within 14.4 miles, and two public colleges within 11.8 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 Over $110k, where Odessa’s median household income ($117,806) 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 Odessa: 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-Tampa (10).
Questions about college near Odessa
Is Odessa a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Odessa residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Trinity College of Florida, is 7.8 miles away in Trinity.
What colleges are near Odessa?
Within 15 miles: Trinity College of Florida (7.8 miles, 151 students on campus), Pasco-Hernando State College (8.7 miles, 6,908), the University of South Florida (11.8 miles, 40,892), South University-Tampa (14.2 miles, 379) and Florida College (14.4 miles, 590).
What is the closest community college to Odessa, and what does it cost?
Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, 18 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,506 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $3,861, counts housing and food at full cost.
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 Odessa. 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 →