Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0State University of New York at Plattsburgh is 11.3 miles from Chazy
No college sits inside Chazy’s boundary, but State University of New York at Plattsburgh’s campus in Plattsburgh, with 3,532 students on campus, is 11.3 miles from the center of town, and Clinton Community College is 14.4 miles away in Plattsburgh. About 5% of Chazy’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 Chazy. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Chazy
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Chazy
Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Chazy.
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 Chazy’s median household income ($95,648) 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 Chazy: 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.
Questions about college near Chazy
Is Chazy a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Chazy residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, is 11.3 miles away in Plattsburgh.
What colleges are near Chazy?
Within 15 miles: State University of New York at Plattsburgh (11.3 miles, 3,532 students on campus) and Clinton Community College (14.4 miles, 954).
What is the closest community college to Chazy, and what does it cost?
Clinton Community College in Plattsburgh, 14.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,831 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $9,112, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does State University of New York at Plattsburgh cost if we live in New York?
Tuition and fees are $9,035 a year in-state and $18,945 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,400 (under $30,000 income) to $24,611 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Chazy. 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 →