Photo: Fred Ward · Public domainFortis College-Cutler Bay is 1.4 miles from South Miami Heights
No college sits inside South Miami Heights’ boundary, but Fortis College-Cutler Bay’s campus in Cutler Bay, with 358 students on campus, is 1.4 miles from the center of town, and SABER College is 14.9 miles away in Miami. About 7% of South Miami Heights’ 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 South Miami Heights. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from South Miami Heights
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of South Miami Heights
11 private colleges within 14.9 miles, one public college within 11.7 miles, and SABER College 14.9 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 $48–75k, where South Miami Heights’ median household income ($65,417) 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 South Miami Heights: 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: Fortis College-Cutler Bay (3); CBT Technology Institute (3); Albizu University-Miami (2).
Questions about college near South Miami Heights
Is South Miami Heights a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 South Miami Heights residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, Fortis College-Cutler Bay, is 1.4 miles away in Cutler Bay.
What colleges are near South Miami Heights?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Florida International University (11.7 miles, 40,240 students on campus), the University of Miami (11.4 miles, 18,623) and Albizu University-Miami (14.4 miles, 578).
What is the closest community college to South Miami Heights, and what does it cost?
SABER College in Miami, 14.9 miles away.
How much does Florida International University cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $6,565 a year in-state and $18,964 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,003 (under $30,000 income) to $18,200 (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 South Miami Heights. 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 →