Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainSaint Johns River State College is 11.3 miles from Welaka
No college sits inside Welaka’s boundary, but Saint Johns River State College’s campus in Palatka, with 4,687 students on campus, is 11.3 miles from the center of town, and Lake-Sumter State College is 46.1 miles away in Leesburg. About 2% of Welaka’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 Welaka. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Welaka
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Welaka
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Welaka.
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 Welaka’s median household income ($54,830) 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 Welaka: 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 Welaka
Is Welaka a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Welaka residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Florida (6). The nearest campus, Saint Johns River State College, is 11.3 miles away in Palatka.
What colleges are near Welaka?
Within 15 miles: Saint Johns River State College (11.3 miles, 4,687 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Welaka, and what does it cost?
Lake-Sumter State College in Leesburg, 46.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,292 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $5,855, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Saint Johns River State College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,591 a year in-state and $9,335 from out of state.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Welaka. 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 →