Photo: Mary Marconi, Coldwell Banker Realtor Palm Harbor, FL · CC BY-SA 4.0Ultimate Medical Academy is 8.4 miles from Palm Harbor
No college sits inside Palm Harbor’s boundary, but Ultimate Medical Academy’s campus in Clearwater, with 110 students on campus, is 8.4 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Palm Harbor’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 Palm Harbor. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Palm Harbor
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Palm Harbor
Two private colleges within 9 miles, one public college within 14.8 miles, and Ultimate Medical Academy 8.4 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Palm Harbor’s median household income ($78,935) 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 Palm Harbor: 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 Palm Harbor
Is Palm Harbor a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Palm Harbor residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Ultimate Medical Academy, is 8.4 miles away in Clearwater.
What colleges are near Palm Harbor?
Within 15 miles: Ultimate Medical Academy (8.4 miles, 110 students on campus), Trinity College of Florida (9 miles, 151) and Pasco-Hernando State College (14.8 miles, 6,908).
What is the closest community college to Palm Harbor, and what does it cost?
Ultimate Medical Academy in Clearwater, 8.4 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 Palm Harbor. 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 →