Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0Las Vegas College is 7.9 miles from Blue Diamond
No college sits inside Blue Diamond’s boundary, but Las Vegas College’s campus in Las Vegas, with 541 students on campus, is 7.9 miles from the center of town, and College of Southern Nevada is 12.9 miles away in Las Vegas. About 13% of Blue Diamond’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nevada (5%).
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 Blue Diamond. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Blue Diamond
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Blue Diamond
Four private colleges within 14.3 miles, and College of Southern Nevada 12.9 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 Blue Diamond’s median household income ($94,821) 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 Blue Diamond: 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: Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas (20); Chamberlain University-Nevada (15).
Questions about college near Blue Diamond
Is Blue Diamond a college town?
No. About 13 of every 100 Blue Diamond residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Nevada (5). The nearest campus, Las Vegas College, is 7.9 miles away in Las Vegas.
What colleges are near Blue Diamond?
Within 15 miles: Las Vegas College (7.9 miles, 541 students on campus), Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas (8 miles, 1,185), Chamberlain University-Nevada (11.5 miles, 560), College of Southern Nevada (12.9 miles, 20,512) and Northwest Career College (14.3 miles, 2,068).
What is the closest community college to Blue Diamond, and what does it cost?
College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, 12.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,358 a year for Nevada residents; the federal net price, $6,615, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does College of Southern Nevada cost if we live in Nevada?
Tuition and fees are $4,358 a year in-state and $13,024 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,627 (under $30,000 income) to $13,022 (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 Blue Diamond. 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 →