College of Saint Mary is 7.1 miles from Chalco
No college sits inside Chalco’s boundary, but College of Saint Mary’s campus in Omaha, with 644 students on campus, is 7.1 miles from the center of town, and Metropolitan Community College Area is 12.8 miles away in Omaha. About 7% of Chalco’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nebraska (7%).
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 Chalco. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Chalco
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Chalco
Five private colleges within 11.5 miles, two public colleges within 9.8 miles, and Metropolitan Community College Area 12.8 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Chalco’s median household income ($85,672) 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 Chalco: 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 Chalco
Is Chalco a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Chalco residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Nebraska (7). The nearest campus, College of Saint Mary, is 7.1 miles away in Omaha.
What colleges are near Chalco?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Metropolitan Community College Area (12.8 miles, 12,911 students on campus), the University of Nebraska at Omaha (8.4 miles, 11,554) and Creighton University (11.3 miles, 6,982).
What is the closest community college to Chalco, and what does it cost?
Metropolitan Community College Area in Omaha, 12.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,375 a year for Nebraska residents; the federal net price, $4,982, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Nebraska at Omaha cost if we live in Nebraska?
Tuition and fees are $8,718 a year in-state and $23,206 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,534 (under $30,000 income) to $19,466 (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 Chalco. 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 →