Photo: Compiled from official records and local inspection by W.H. Goss, County Surveyor. Drawn by M.K. Orton. · Public domainKalamazoo Valley Community College is 8.1 miles from Almena Township
No college sits inside Almena Township’s boundary, but Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s campus in Kalamazoo, with 4,732 students on campus, is 8.1 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Almena Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan (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 Almena Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Almena Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Almena Township
Two private colleges within 12.2 miles, one public college within 10.5 miles, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College 8.1 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 Almena Township’s median household income ($107,901) 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 Almena Township: 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 Almena Township
Is Almena Township a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Almena Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, is 8.1 miles away in Kalamazoo.
What colleges are near Almena Township?
Within 15 miles: Kalamazoo Valley Community College (8.1 miles, 4,732 students on campus), Western Michigan University (10.5 miles, 14,743), Kalamazoo College (11.1 miles, 1,196) and Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (12.2 miles, 352).
What is the closest community college to Almena Township, and what does it cost?
Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Kalamazoo, 8.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,144 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $2,979, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Western Michigan University cost if we live in Michigan?
Tuition and fees are $15,252 a year in-state and $19,034 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,263 (under $30,000 income) to $23,625 (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 Almena Township. 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 →