South Berrien Center Union Church and Cemetery · Photo: Fotoguy49057 · Public domainAndrews University is 4 miles from Berrien Township
No college sits inside Berrien Township’s boundary, but Andrews University’s campus in Berrien Springs, with 2,296 students on campus, is 4 miles from the center of town, and Southwestern Michigan College is 10.6 miles away in Dowagiac. About 5% of Berrien 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 Berrien Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Berrien Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Berrien Township
One private college within 4 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Western Michigan University, is 41.8 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 $75–110k, where Berrien Township’s median household income ($79,148) 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.
Questions about college near Berrien Township
Is Berrien Township a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Berrien Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Andrews University, is 4 miles away in Berrien Springs.
What colleges are near Berrien Township?
Within 15 miles: Andrews University (4 miles, 2,296 students on campus), Southwestern Michigan College (10.6 miles, 1,801) and Lake Michigan College (12.3 miles, 2,188).
What is the closest community college to Berrien Township, and what does it cost?
Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac, 10.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,417 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $5,978, 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 Berrien 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 →