The University of North Florida is 8.1 miles from Palm Valley
No college sits inside Palm Valley’s boundary, but the University of North Florida’s campus in Jacksonville, with 14,013 students on campus, is 8.1 miles from the center of town, and Jones Technical Institute is 9.7 miles away in Jacksonville. About 3% of Palm Valley’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 Valley. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Palm Valley
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Palm Valley
Three private colleges within 11.6 miles, one public college within 8.1 miles, and Jones Technical Institute 9.7 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Palm Valley’s median household income ($116,625) 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 Valley: 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: Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville (2); Chamberlain University-Florida (15).
Questions about college near Palm Valley
Is Palm Valley a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Palm Valley residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, the University of North Florida, is 8.1 miles away in Jacksonville.
What colleges are near Palm Valley?
Within 15 miles: the University of North Florida (8.1 miles, 14,013 students on campus), Jones Technical Institute (9.7 miles, 522), Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville (11.2 miles, 140) and Chamberlain University-Florida (11.6 miles, 783).
What is the closest community college to Palm Valley, and what does it cost?
Jones Technical Institute in Jacksonville, 9.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $16,920 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $25,462, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of North Florida cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $6,389 a year in-state and $20,793 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,647 (under $30,000 income) to $17,730 (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 Valley. 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 →