Helms College is 6 miles from Evans
No college sits inside Evans’ boundary, but Helms College’s campus in Augusta, with 150 students on campus, is 6 miles from the center of town. About 6% of Evans’ 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 Evans. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Evans
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Evans
Three private colleges within 11.1 miles, one public college within 11 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Over $110k, where Evans’ median household income ($125,098) 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 Evans: 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: Miller-Motte College-Augusta (22).
Questions about college near Evans
Is Evans a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Evans residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Helms College, is 6 miles away in Augusta.
What colleges are near Evans?
Within 15 miles: Helms College (6 miles, 150 students on campus), Paine College (10.9 miles, 310), Augusta University (11 miles, 8,122), Miller-Motte College-Augusta (11.1 miles, 524) and Augusta Technical College (11.6 miles, 3,182).
What is the closest community college to Evans, and what does it cost?
Helms College in Augusta, 6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $17,924 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $25,358, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Augusta University cost if we live in Georgia?
Tuition and fees are $8,414 a year in-state and $24,734 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,064 (under $30,000 income) to $18,163 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Evans. 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 →