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Colleges in and near Ross Corner

Sussex County Community College is 4.8 miles from Ross Corner

No college sits inside Ross Corner’s boundary, but Sussex County Community College’s campus in Newton, with 1,826 students on campus, is 4.8 miles from the center of town. About 0% of Ross Corner’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (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 Ross Corner. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
1
1,826 students on campus
Nearest college
4.8 mi
Sussex County
Residents in college
0%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
4.8 mi
Sussex County · $5,544 tuition
Nearest public university
28.3 mi
Ramapo College of New Jersey · $16,777 in-state
Median household income
—
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Ross Corner

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Ross Corner

It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Ross Corner.

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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Ross Corner.

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: 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 →Sussex CountyRamapo College of New Jersey
Ramapo College of New Jersey70% graduate$68k earnings$21k typical debt
Sussex County Community College37% graduate$45k earnings$11k 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.

Questions about college near Ross Corner

Is Ross Corner a college town?

No. About 0 of every 100 Ross Corner residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Sussex County Community College, is 4.8 miles away in Newton.

What colleges are near Ross Corner?

Within 15 miles: Sussex County Community College (4.8 miles, 1,826 students on campus).

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

Sussex County Community College in Newton, 4.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,544 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $7,859, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Ramapo College of New Jersey cost if we live in New Jersey?

Tuition and fees are $16,777 a year in-state and $27,708 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,008 (under $30,000 income) to $26,008 (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 Ross Corner. 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 →