Nevada Career Institute is 8.7 miles from Nellis AFB
No college sits inside Nellis AFB’s boundary, but Nevada Career Institute’s campus in Las Vegas, with 396 students on campus, is 8.7 miles from the center of town, and College of Southern Nevada is 11.6 miles away in Las Vegas. About 14% of Nellis AFB’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Nellis AFB. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Nellis AFB
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Nellis AFB
Seven private colleges within 14.9 miles, one public college within 10.7 miles, and College of Southern Nevada 11.6 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Nellis AFB’s median household income ($68,652) 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 Nellis AFB: 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: Nevada Career Institute (5); Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas (13); Carrington College-Las Vegas (5); Chamberlain University-Nevada (15).
Questions about college near Nellis AFB
Is Nellis AFB a college town?
No. About 14 of every 100 Nellis AFB residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Nevada (5). The nearest campus, Nevada Career Institute, is 8.7 miles away in Las Vegas.
What colleges are near Nellis AFB?
9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (10.7 miles, 27,916 students on campus), College of Southern Nevada (11.6 miles, 20,512) and Northwest Career College (11.5 miles, 2,068).
What is the closest community college to Nellis AFB, and what does it cost?
College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, 11.6 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 the University of Nevada-Las Vegas cost if we live in Nevada?
Tuition and fees are $9,748 a year in-state and $27,411 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,526 (under $30,000 income) to $15,905 (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 Nellis AFB. 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 →