John Van Buskirk Farm House · Photo: Matthew Lampe · Public domainMott Community College is 9.2 miles from Richfield Township
No college sits inside Richfield Township’s boundary, but Mott Community College’s campus in Flint, with 3,567 students on campus, is 9.2 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Richfield 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 Richfield Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Richfield Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Richfield Township
One private college within 11.1 miles, one public college within 9.9 miles, and Mott Community College 9.2 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 Richfield Township’s median household income ($82,676) 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 Richfield 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 Richfield Township
Is Richfield Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Richfield Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Mott Community College, is 9.2 miles away in Flint.
What colleges are near Richfield Township?
Within 15 miles: Mott Community College (9.2 miles, 3,567 students on campus), the University of Michigan-Flint (9.9 miles, 4,351) and Kettering University (11.1 miles, 1,366).
What is the closest community college to Richfield Township, and what does it cost?
Mott Community College in Flint, 9.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,845 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $5,687, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Michigan-Flint cost if we live in Michigan?
Tuition and fees are $14,704 a year in-state and $28,320 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,517 (under $30,000 income) to $12,333 (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 Richfield 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 →