Photo: PeRshGo · CC BY-SA 4.0Universal Technical Institute-Canton is 4 miles from Westland
No college sits inside Westland’s boundary, but Universal Technical Institute-Canton’s campus in Canton, with 1,645 students on campus, is 4 miles from the center of town, and Henry Ford College is 7.4 miles away in Dearborn. About 6% of Westland’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 Westland. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Westland
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Westland
Eight private colleges within 14.3 miles, two public colleges within 13.4 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 Westland’s median household income ($62,076) 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 Westland: 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-Dearborn (7).
Questions about college near Westland
Is Westland a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Westland residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Michigan (6). The nearest campus, Universal Technical Institute-Canton, is 4 miles away in Canton.
What colleges are near Westland?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Eastern Michigan University (13.4 miles, 11,014 students on campus), Henry Ford College (7.4 miles, 7,494) and the University of Michigan-Dearborn (7.6 miles, 6,735).
What is the closest community college to Westland, and what does it cost?
Henry Ford College in Dearborn, 7.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,568 a year for Michigan residents; the federal net price, $660, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Henry Ford College cost if we live in Michigan?
Tuition and fees are $3,568 a year in-state and $7,816 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $46 (under $30,000 income) to $8,208 (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 Westland. 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 →