Great Lakes Christian College is 9.6 miles from Riley Township
No college sits inside Riley Township’s boundary, but Great Lakes Christian College’s campus in Lansing, with 100 students on campus, is 9.6 miles from the center of town, and Lansing Community College is 11.9 miles away in Lansing. About 2% of Riley 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 Riley Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Riley Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Riley Township
Two private colleges within 12.3 miles, one public college within 14.3 miles, and Lansing Community College 11.9 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 Riley Township’s median household income ($95,000) 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 Riley 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 Riley Township
Is Riley Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Riley Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Great Lakes Christian College, is 9.6 miles away in Lansing.
What colleges are near Riley Township?
Within 15 miles: Great Lakes Christian College (9.6 miles, 100 students on campus), Lansing Community College (11.9 miles, 5,664), Thomas M Cooley Law School (12.3 miles, 416) and Michigan State University (14.3 miles, 48,830).
What is the closest community college to Riley Township, and what does it cost?
Lansing Community College in Lansing, 11.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,100 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $5,437, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Michigan State University cost if we live in Michigan?
Tuition and fees are $16,458 a year in-state and $43,842 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,068 (under $30,000 income) to $28,546 (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 Riley 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 →