Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Central Georgia Technical College is 6.4 miles from Centerville
No college sits inside Centerville’s boundary, but Central Georgia Technical College’s campus in Warner Robins, with 7,300 students on campus, is 6.4 miles from the center of town. About 9% of Centerville’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia (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 Centerville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Centerville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Centerville
One private college within 13.5 miles, two public colleges within 14 miles, and Central Georgia Technical College 6.4 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 $48–75k, where Centerville’s median household income ($68,922) 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 Centerville: 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 Centerville
Is Centerville a college town?
No. About 9 of every 100 Centerville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Central Georgia Technical College, is 6.4 miles away in Warner Robins.
What colleges are near Centerville?
Within 15 miles: Central Georgia Technical College (6.4 miles, 7,300 students on campus), Middle Georgia State University (12.2 miles, 4,357), Mercer University (13.5 miles, 7,179) and Fort Valley State University (14 miles, 2,424).
What is the closest community college to Centerville, and what does it cost?
Central Georgia Technical College in Warner Robins, 6.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,448 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $7,052, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Middle Georgia State University cost if we live in Georgia?
Tuition and fees are $5,038 a year in-state and $16,390 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,668 (under $30,000 income) to $16,762 (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 Centerville. 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 →