Spears House · Photo: RoxylovesHistory · CC BY-SA 4.0The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is 12 miles from Midland
No college sits inside Midland’s boundary, but the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s campus in Charlotte, with 27,318 students on campus, is 12 miles from the center of town, and Central Piedmont Community College is 17.1 miles away in Charlotte. About 7% of Midland’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina (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 Midland. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Midland
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Midland
One private college within 13.8 miles, and one public college within 12 miles.
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 Midland’s median household income ($101,477) 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 Midland: 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 Midland
Is Midland a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Midland 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 12 miles away in Charlotte.
What colleges are near Midland?
Within 15 miles: the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (12 miles, 27,318 students on campus) and Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (13.8 miles, 597).
What is the closest community college to Midland, and what does it cost?
Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, 17.1 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 Midland. 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 →