Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0The nearest college is 31.5 miles from Okeechobee
No college is within 15 miles of Okeechobee. The nearest is Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, FL (10,361 students on campus); Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations in West Palm Beach is 57.2 miles away.
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 Okeechobee. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Okeechobee
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Okeechobee
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest community college, priced below.
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 nearest college and the nearest community college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Okeechobee’s median household income ($57,044) 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?
The same two colleges: 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 Okeechobee
What is the closest college to Okeechobee?
Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, FL, 31.5 miles in a straight line from the center of Okeechobee. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Okeechobee, and what does it cost?
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations in West Palm Beach, 57.2 miles away.
How much does Indian River State College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,764 a year in-state and $10,201 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,594 (under $30,000 income) to $10,109 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
How many Okeechobee residents are in college?
About 5 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Neighbors talk college
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 Okeechobee. 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 →