Rose Hill · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Danville Community College is 11.1 miles from Yanceyville
No college sits inside Yanceyville’s boundary, but Danville Community College’s campus in Danville, with 1,967 students on campus, is 11.1 miles from the center of town, and Piedmont Community College is 20.2 miles away in Roxboro. About 2% of Yanceyville’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Yanceyville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Yanceyville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Yanceyville
One private college within 12 miles, and Danville Community College 11.1 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, North Carolina A & T State University, is 33.6 miles away.
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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Under $30k, where Yanceyville’s median household income ($27,655) 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: 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 Yanceyville
Is Yanceyville a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Yanceyville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below North Carolina (6). The nearest campus, Danville Community College, is 11.1 miles away in Danville.
What colleges are near Yanceyville?
Within 15 miles: Danville Community College (11.1 miles, 1,967 students on campus) and Averett University (12 miles, 876).
What is the closest community college to Yanceyville, and what does it cost?
Piedmont Community College in Roxboro, 20.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,556 a year for North Carolina residents; the federal net price, $1,095, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does North Carolina A & T State University cost if we live in North Carolina?
Tuition and fees are $6,813 a year in-state and $20,673 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,223 (under $30,000 income) to $17,311 (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 Yanceyville. 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 →