Anne Arundel Community College is 3.4 miles from Herald Harbor
No college sits inside Herald Harbor’s boundary, but Anne Arundel Community College’s campus in Arnold, with 7,890 students on campus, is 3.4 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Herald Harbor’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland (7%).
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 Herald Harbor. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Herald Harbor
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Herald Harbor
Two private colleges within 14.8 miles, two public colleges within 10.2 miles, and Anne Arundel Community College 3.4 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 Over $110k, where Herald Harbor’s median household income ($147,778) 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 Herald Harbor: 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 Herald Harbor
Is Herald Harbor a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Herald Harbor residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maryland (7). The nearest campus, Anne Arundel Community College, is 3.4 miles away in Arnold.
What colleges are near Herald Harbor?
Within 15 miles: Anne Arundel Community College (3.4 miles, 7,890 students on campus), St. John's College (6.6 miles, 533), United States Naval Academy (7 miles, 4,465), Bowie State University (10.2 miles, 5,649) and Capitol Technology University (14.8 miles, 242).
What is the closest community college to Herald Harbor, and what does it cost?
Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, 3.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,322 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $14,915, counts housing and food at full cost.
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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 Herald Harbor. 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 →