Schoolcraft Community College District is 9.8 miles from Lyon Township
No college sits inside Lyon Township’s boundary, but Schoolcraft Community College District’s campus in Livonia, with 5,623 students on campus, is 9.8 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Lyon Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Lyon Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lyon Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lyon Township
Two private colleges within 12.4 miles, and Schoolcraft Community College District 9.8 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Lyon Township’s median household income ($146,354) 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 Lyon 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 Lyon Township
Is Lyon Township a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Lyon Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Schoolcraft Community College District, is 9.8 miles away in Livonia.
What colleges are near Lyon Township?
Within 15 miles: Schoolcraft Community College District (9.8 miles, 5,623 students on campus), Madonna University (12.2 miles, 1,638) and Michigan School of Psychology (12.4 miles, 176).
What is the closest community college to Lyon Township, and what does it cost?
Schoolcraft Community College District in Livonia, 9.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,736 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $2,260, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Schoolcraft Community College District cost if we live in Michigan?
Tuition and fees are $4,736 a year in-state and $8,142 from out of state.
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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 Lyon 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 →