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Colleges in and near Harrisburg

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is 4.8 miles from Harrisburg

No college sits inside Harrisburg’s boundary, but the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s campus in Charlotte, with 27,318 students on campus, is 4.8 miles from the center of town, and Central Piedmont Community College is 12.1 miles away in Charlotte. About 7% of Harrisburg’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina (6%).

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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 Harrisburg. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
43,666 students on campus
Nearest college
4.8 mi
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Residents in college
7%
About the same as NC (6%)
Nearest community college
12.1 mi
Central Piedmont · $2,792 tuition
Nearest public university
4.8 mi
University of North Carolina at Charlotte · $7,239 in-state
Median household income
$148K
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What stands out about college from Harrisburg

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A university 4.8 miles awayThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte has 27,318 students on campus in Charlotte, 69% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at University of North Carolina at CharlotteLiving in North Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte charges $7,239 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $22,492. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 12.1 miles awayCentral Piedmont Community College in Charlotte: tuition and fees $2,792 a year for North Carolina residents.Students are 7% of residentsAbout the same as North Carolina (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Harrisburg

Four private colleges within 13.4 miles, one public college within 4.8 miles, and Central Piedmont Community College 12.1 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miCentral PiedmontQueens University of CharlotteHarrisburg
University or collegeCommunity college
University of North Carolina at CharlotteUniversity or college · Public · 27,318 on campus · 4.8 mi · Charlotte80%admitted$15knet price69%graduate$57kearningsCabarrus College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 597 on campus · 9.5 mi · Concord23%admitted$18knet price71%graduate$59kearningsCentral Piedmont Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,139 on campus · 12.1 mi · Charlotte$3knet price31%graduate$38kearningsTuition and fees: $2,792 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,120 on campus · 12.7 mi · Charlotte80%admitted$27knet price49%graduate$43kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Johnson C Smith UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 983 on campus · 12.7 mi · Charlotte45%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$43kearningsQueens University of CharlotteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,509 on campus · 13.4 mi · Charlotte62%admitted$31knet price61%graduate$58kearnings

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Harrisburg’s median household income ($148,254) falls.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte4.8 mi · Charlotte · sticker $23,010$21,761a year
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences9.5 mi · Concord · sticker $26,375$24,194a year
Johnson C Smith University12.7 mi · Charlotte · sticker $34,923$29,050a year
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte12.7 mi · Charlotte · sticker $58,022$33,680a year
Queens University of Charlotte13.4 mi · Charlotte · sticker $65,742$40,426a year
Central Piedmont Community College12.1 mi · Charlotte · sticker $10,546 · tuition $2,792—a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Harrisburg: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of North Carolina at CharlotteCabarrus College of Health SciencesCentral PiedmontJohnson & Wales University-CharlotteJohnson C Smith UniversityQueens University of Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte69% graduate$57k earnings$22k typical debt
Central Piedmont Community College31% graduate$38k earnings$8k typical debt
Queens University of Charlotte61% graduate$58k earnings$25k typical debt
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte49% graduate$43k earnings*$26k typical debt
Johnson C Smith University34% graduate$43k earnings$30k typical debt
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences71% graduate$59k earnings$16k typical debt

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: Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte (3).

Questions about college near Harrisburg

Is Harrisburg a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 Harrisburg residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as North Carolina (6). The nearest campus, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is 4.8 miles away in Charlotte.

What colleges are near Harrisburg?

Within 15 miles: the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (4.8 miles, 27,318 students on campus), Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (9.5 miles, 597), Central Piedmont Community College (12.1 miles, 12,139), Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte (12.7 miles, 1,120), Johnson C Smith University (12.7 miles, 983) and Queens University of Charlotte (13.4 miles, 1,509).

What is the closest community college to Harrisburg, and what does it cost?

Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, 12.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,792 a year for North Carolina residents; the federal net price, $3,345, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does the University of North Carolina at Charlotte cost if we live in North Carolina?

Tuition and fees are $7,239 a year in-state and $22,492 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,357 (under $30,000 income) to $21,761 (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 Harrisburg. 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 →