Naval Air Station Richmond Headquarters Building · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0American Medical Academy is 1.4 miles from Three Lakes
No college sits inside Three Lakes’ boundary, but American Medical Academy’s campus in Miami, with 302 students on campus, is 1.4 miles from the center of town, and SABER College is 12.4 miles away in Miami. About 9% of Three Lakes’ residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Three Lakes. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Three Lakes
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Three Lakes
15 private colleges within 14.3 miles, one public college within 8.1 miles, and SABER College 12.4 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 Three Lakes’ median household income ($102,306) 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 Three Lakes: 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); West Coast University-Miami (6).
Questions about college near Three Lakes
Is Three Lakes a college town?
No. About 9 of every 100 Three Lakes residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Florida (6). The nearest campus, American Medical Academy, is 1.4 miles away in Miami.
What colleges are near Three Lakes?
16 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Florida International University (8.1 miles, 40,240 students on campus), the University of Miami (9.3 miles, 18,623) and West Coast University-Miami (12.1 miles, 895).
What is the closest community college to Three Lakes, and what does it cost?
SABER College in Miami, 12.4 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 Three Lakes. 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 →