Comertown Historic District · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest college is 53.2 miles from Westby
No college is within 15 miles of Westby. The nearest is Williston State College in Williston, ND (627 students on campus); Fort Peck Community College in Poplar is 73.8 miles away and Aaniiih Nakoda College 216.1 miles.
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 Westby. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Westby
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Westby
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest community college and public university, priced below.
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 nearest college, the nearest community college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $30–48k, where Westby’s median household income ($32,500) 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?
The same three colleges: 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 Westby
What is the closest college to Westby?
Williston State College in Williston, ND, 53.2 miles in a straight line from the center of Westby. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Westby, and what does it cost?
Fort Peck Community College in Poplar, 73.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,250 a year for Montana residents; the federal net price, $400, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Aaniiih Nakoda College cost if we live in Montana?
Tuition and fees are $3,080 a year in-state and $3,080 from out of state.
How many Westby residents are in college?
About 1 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), below Montana (5). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Neighbors talk college
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 Westby. 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 →