Photo: Guerreroast · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint Louis Community College is 0.9 miles from Champ
No college sits inside Champ’s boundary, but Saint Louis Community College’s campus in Bridgeton, with 11,504 students on campus, is 0.9 miles from the center of town. About 0% of Champ’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri (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 Champ. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Champ
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Champ
17 private colleges within 14 miles, two public colleges within 14.6 miles, and three 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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Champ.
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 Champ: 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: Chamberlain University-Missouri (15); St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton (2).
Questions about college near Champ
Is Champ a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Champ residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Missouri (6). The nearest campus, Saint Louis Community College, is 0.9 miles away in Bridgeton.
What colleges are near Champ?
21 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Saint Louis University (14 miles, 16,056 students on campus), Washington University in St Louis (10.2 miles, 15,851) and the University of Missouri-St Louis (8 miles, 12,200).
What is the closest community college to Champ, and what does it cost?
Saint Louis Community College in Bridgeton, 0.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,660 a year for Missouri residents; the federal net price, $8,440, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Saint Louis Community College cost if we live in Missouri?
Tuition and fees are $3,660 a year in-state and $6,990 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,469 (under $30,000 income) to $13,244 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Champ. 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 →