Photo: Jzela Iraheta · CC BY 3.0Ultrasound Medical Institute is 6.6 miles from Westlake
No college sits inside Westlake’s boundary, but Ultrasound Medical Institute’s campus in Royal Palm Beach, with 110 students on campus, is 6.6 miles from the center of town, and Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations is 11.4 miles away in West Palm Beach. About 9% of Westlake’s 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 Westlake. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Westlake
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Westlake
Six private colleges within 13.7 miles, and Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations 11.4 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Palm Beach State College, is 16.4 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Westlake’s median household income ($131,925) 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: 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: South University-West Palm Beach (10).
Questions about college near Westlake
Is Westlake a college town?
No. About 9 of every 100 Westlake residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, Ultrasound Medical Institute, is 6.6 miles away in Royal Palm Beach.
What colleges are near Westlake?
Within 15 miles: Ultrasound Medical Institute (6.6 miles, 110 students on campus), South University-West Palm Beach (7.5 miles, 313), Florida Career College-West Palm Beach (10.6 miles, 193), Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations (11.4 miles, 559), Southeastern College-West Palm Beach (13.6 miles, 596) and HCI College (13.7 miles, 169).
What is the closest community college to Westlake, and what does it cost?
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations in West Palm Beach, 11.4 miles away.
How much does Palm Beach State College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $3,050 a year in-state and $10,910 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,131 (under $30,000 income) to $12,013 (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 Westlake. 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 →