Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College is 13.7 miles from Holcomb
No college sits inside Holcomb’s boundary, but Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College’s campus in Rockford, with 575 students on campus, is 13.7 miles from the center of town, and Kishwaukee College is 14.1 miles away in Malta. About 2% of Holcomb’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Holcomb. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Holcomb
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Holcomb
Three private colleges within 14.9 miles, and Kishwaukee College 14.1 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Northern Illinois University, is 19.2 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 $48–75k, where Holcomb’s median household income ($68,125) 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: Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College (3); Rasmussen University-Illinois (6).
Questions about college near Holcomb
Is Holcomb a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Holcomb residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Illinois (6). The nearest campus, Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College, is 13.7 miles away in Rockford.
What colleges are near Holcomb?
Within 15 miles: Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College (13.7 miles, 575 students on campus), Kishwaukee College (14.1 miles, 2,332), Rockford University (14.8 miles, 965) and Rasmussen University-Illinois (14.9 miles, 1,004).
What is the closest community college to Holcomb, and what does it cost?
Kishwaukee College in Malta, 14.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,560 a year for Illinois residents; the federal net price, $4,574, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Northern Illinois University cost if we live in Illinois?
Tuition and fees are $13,248 a year in-state and $13,248 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,126 (under $30,000 income) to $21,834 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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 Holcomb. 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 →