Heartland Community College is 6.9 miles from Carlock
No college sits inside Carlock’s boundary, but Heartland Community College’s campus in Normal, with 3,727 students on campus, is 6.9 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Carlock’s residents are enrolled in college, below Illinois (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 Carlock. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Carlock
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Carlock
Two private colleges within 11.7 miles, one public college within 8.9 miles, and Heartland Community College 6.9 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 $75–110k, where Carlock’s median household income ($85,625) 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 Carlock: 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 Carlock
Is Carlock a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Carlock residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Illinois (6). The nearest campus, Heartland Community College, is 6.9 miles away in Normal.
What colleges are near Carlock?
Within 15 miles: Heartland Community College (6.9 miles, 3,727 students on campus), Illinois State University (8.9 miles, 19,834), Illinois Wesleyan University (9.6 miles, 1,576) and Eureka College (11.7 miles, 521).
What is the closest community college to Carlock, and what does it cost?
Heartland Community College in Normal, 6.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,550 a year for Illinois residents; the federal net price, $12,013, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Illinois State University cost if we live in Illinois?
Tuition and fees are $16,144 a year in-state and $28,210 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,568 (under $30,000 income) to $28,224 (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 Carlock. 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 →