College of Central Florida is 11.4 miles from Rainbow Park
No college sits inside Rainbow Park’s boundary, but College of Central Florida’s campus in Ocala, with 4,391 students on campus, is 11.4 miles from the center of town, and Santa Fe College is 35.9 miles away in Gainesville. About 1% of Rainbow Park’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 Rainbow Park. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Rainbow Park
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Rainbow Park
One private college within 12.7 miles, and one public college within 11.4 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 $48–75k, where Rainbow Park’s median household income ($66,550) 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 Rainbow Park: 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: Rasmussen University-Florida (6).
Questions about college near Rainbow Park
Is Rainbow Park a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Rainbow Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, College of Central Florida, is 11.4 miles away in Ocala.
What colleges are near Rainbow Park?
Within 15 miles: College of Central Florida (11.4 miles, 4,391 students on campus) and Rasmussen University-Florida (12.7 miles, 2,238).
What is the closest community college to Rainbow Park, and what does it cost?
Santa Fe College in Gainesville, 35.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,563 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $11,098, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does College of Central Florida cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,710 a year in-state and $10,517 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,096 (under $30,000 income) to $18,424 (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 Rainbow Park. 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 →