Photo: AllenS · Public domainWestern Technical College is 13.8 miles from Anthony
No college sits inside Anthony’s boundary, but Western Technical College’s campus in El Paso, with 459 students on campus, is 13.8 miles from the center of town, and New Mexico State University-Dona Ana is 24.9 miles away in Las Cruces. About 7% of Anthony’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico (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 Anthony. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Anthony
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Anthony
One private college within 13.8 miles. The nearest public four-year college, New Mexico State University, is 20.6 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 $30–48k, where Anthony’s median household income ($38,132) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Western Technical College (2); New Mexico State (4).
Questions about college near Anthony
Is Anthony a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Anthony residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Mexico (6). The nearest campus, Western Technical College, is 13.8 miles away in El Paso.
What colleges are near Anthony?
Within 15 miles: Western Technical College (13.8 miles, 459 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Anthony, and what does it cost?
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana in Las Cruces, 24.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,322 a year for New Mexico residents; the federal net price, $6,048, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does New Mexico State University cost if we live in New Mexico?
Tuition and fees are $8,183 a year in-state and $25,307 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,648 (under $30,000 income) to $14,049 (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 Anthony. 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 →