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Colleges in and near Dearing

Coffeyville Community College is 4.3 miles from Dearing

No college sits inside Dearing’s boundary, but Coffeyville Community College’s campus in Coffeyville, with 1,311 students on campus, is 4.3 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Dearing’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas (7%).

Coffeyville Community College

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 Dearing. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
2
1,953 students on campus
Nearest college
4.3 mi
Coffeyville
Residents in college
4%
About the same as KS (7%)
Nearest community college
4.3 mi
Coffeyville · $3,600 tuition
Nearest public university
59.4 mi
Pittsburg State · $8,400 in-state
Median household income
$62K
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What stands out about college from Dearing

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 4.3 miles awayCoffeyville Community College has 1,311 students on campus in Coffeyville, 38% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Pittsburg StateLiving in Kansas, Pittsburg State University charges $8,400 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $19,744. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 4% of residentsAbout the same as Kansas (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Dearing

Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Dearing.

5 mi10 mi15 miCoffeyvilleIndependenceDearing
University or collegeCommunity college
Coffeyville Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,311 on campus · 4.3 mi · Coffeyville$5knet price38%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $3,600 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Independence Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 642 on campus · 9.9 mi · Independence$3knet price26%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $4,560 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Dearing’s median household income ($62,500) falls.

Independence Community College9.9 mi · Independence · sticker $8,824 · tuition $4,560$1,685a year
Coffeyville Community College4.3 mi · Coffeyville · sticker $11,863 · tuition $3,600$5,860a year
Pittsburg State University59.4 mi · Pittsburg · sticker $22,099$14,676a year

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.

Outcomes

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.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →CoffeyvilleIndependencePittsburg State
Pittsburg State University57% graduate$51k earnings$19k typical debt
Coffeyville Community College38% graduate$35k earnings$8k typical debt
Independence Community College26% graduate$35k earnings$6k typical debt

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 Dearing

Is Dearing a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Dearing residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Kansas (7). The nearest campus, Coffeyville Community College, is 4.3 miles away in Coffeyville.

What colleges are near Dearing?

Within 15 miles: Coffeyville Community College (4.3 miles, 1,311 students on campus) and Independence Community College (9.9 miles, 642).

What is the closest community college to Dearing, and what does it cost?

Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, 4.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,600 a year for Kansas residents; the federal net price, $4,957, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Pittsburg State University cost if we live in Kansas?

Tuition and fees are $8,400 a year in-state and $19,744 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,968 (under $30,000 income) to $20,237 (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 Dearing. 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 →