Ramapo College of New Jersey is 4.2 miles from Airmont
No college sits inside Airmont’s boundary, but Ramapo College of New Jersey’s campus in Mahwah, with 5,272 students on campus, is 4.2 miles from the center of town, and Ohel Margulia Seminary is 2.3 miles away in Monsey. About 6% of Airmont’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York (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 Airmont. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Airmont
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Airmont
16 private colleges within 15 miles, two public colleges within 11.9 miles, and five community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, CUNY Lehman College, is 18.9 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Airmont’s median household income ($94,972) 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: Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (2).
Questions about college near Airmont
Is Airmont a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Airmont residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland, is 1.7 miles away in Suffern.
What colleges are near Airmont?
21 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Bergen Community College (10.2 miles, 9,883 students on campus), Mercy University (12.8 miles, 6,653) and Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (14.4 miles, 6,596).
What is the closest community college to Airmont, and what does it cost?
Ohel Margulia Seminary in Monsey, 2.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $9,700 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $15,111, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does CUNY Lehman College cost if we live in New York?
Tuition and fees are $7,410 a year in-state and $15,360 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,589 (under $30,000 income) to $13,600 (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 Airmont. 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 →