Erin-Warren Fractional District No. 2 Schoolhouse · Photo: Appraiser · CC BY-SA 3.0Macomb Community College is 3.1 miles from Eastpointe
No college sits inside Eastpointe’s boundary, but Macomb Community College’s campus in Warren, with 10,297 students on campus, is 3.1 miles from the center of town. About 6% of Eastpointe’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 Eastpointe. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Eastpointe
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Eastpointe
Seven private colleges within 12.7 miles, one public college within 9.7 miles, and two community colleges.
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 $48–75k, where Eastpointe’s median household income ($62,325) 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 Eastpointe: 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: Dorsey College-Roseville (7); Dorsey College (7); Chamberlain University-Michigan (15).
Questions about college near Eastpointe
Is Eastpointe a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Eastpointe residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Macomb Community College, is 3.1 miles away in Warren.
What colleges are near Eastpointe?
10 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Wayne State University (9.7 miles, 20,601 students on campus), Wayne County Community College District (11.1 miles, 10,687) and Macomb Community College (3.1 miles, 10,297).
What is the closest community college to Eastpointe, and what does it cost?
Macomb Community College in Warren, 3.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,660 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $1,618, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Wayne State University cost if we live in Michigan?
Tuition and fees are $15,190 a year in-state and $32,037 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,090 (under $30,000 income) to $19,862 (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 Eastpointe. 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 →