Florida Gulf Coast University is 1.6 miles from Three Oaks
No college sits inside Three Oaks’ boundary, but Florida Gulf Coast University’s campus in Fort Myers, with 13,852 students on campus, is 1.6 miles from the center of town, and Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations is 104.8 miles away in West Palm Beach. About 7% of Three Oaks’ 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 Three Oaks. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Three Oaks
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Three Oaks
Two private colleges within 12.2 miles, and two public colleges within 7.8 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 $75–110k, where Three Oaks’ median household income ($107,417) 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 Three Oaks: 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 Three Oaks
Is Three Oaks a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Three Oaks residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, Florida Gulf Coast University, is 1.6 miles away in Fort Myers.
What colleges are near Three Oaks?
Within 15 miles: Florida Gulf Coast University (1.6 miles, 13,852 students on campus), Florida SouthWestern State College (7.8 miles, 9,653), Southern Technical College (9.9 miles, 531) and Premiere International College (12.2 miles, 106).
What is the closest community college to Three Oaks, and what does it cost?
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations in West Palm Beach, 104.8 miles away.
How much does Florida Gulf Coast University cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $6,118 a year in-state and $25,162 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,220 (under $30,000 income) to $18,829 (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 Oaks. 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 →