Miakka School House · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Meridian College is 9.9 miles from Old Miakka
No college sits inside Old Miakka’s boundary, but Meridian College’s campus in Sarasota, with 144 students on campus, is 9.9 miles from the center of town, and Hillsborough Community College is 43.9 miles away in Tampa. About 4% of Old Miakka’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Old Miakka. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Old Miakka
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Old Miakka
Two private colleges within 10.6 miles. The nearest public four-year college, New College of Florida, is 17.7 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 Over $110k, where Old Miakka’s median household income ($136,510) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Meridian College (2).
Questions about college near Old Miakka
Is Old Miakka a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Old Miakka residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, Meridian College, is 9.9 miles away in Sarasota.
What colleges are near Old Miakka?
Within 15 miles: Meridian College (9.9 miles, 144 students on campus) and Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota (10.6 miles, 404).
What is the closest community college to Old Miakka, and what does it cost?
Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, 43.9 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 New College of Florida cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $6,916 a year in-state and $29,944 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,591 (under $30,000 income) to $13,586 (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 Old Miakka. 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 →