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Colleges in and near Viola

Rockland Community College is 0.6 miles from Viola

No college sits inside Viola’s boundary, but Rockland Community College’s campus in Suffern, with 4,974 students on campus, is 0.6 miles from the center of town. About 6% of Viola’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York (7%).

Rockland Community CollegeYeshivath Viznitz

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 Viola. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
19
47,770 students on campus
Nearest college
0.4 mi
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
0.6 mi
Rockland · $6,862 tuition
Nearest public university
19.3 mi
United States Military Academy
Median household income
$84K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Viola

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Two colleges within 1 mileTogether they have 6,122 students on campus.A community college 0.6 miles awayRockland Community College in Suffern: tuition and fees $6,862 a year for New York residents.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Viola

14 private colleges within 14.9 miles, two public colleges within 13.9 miles, and five community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, United States Military Academy, is 19.3 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miBergenMercy UniversityRamapo College of New JerseyViola
University or collegeCommunity college
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 0.4 mi · Suffern37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 0.6 mi · Suffern$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 1 mi · Monsey$9knet price69%graduateOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 1 mi · Monsey96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 1.3 mi · Monsey$11knet price6%graduateMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 1.4 mi · MonseyBeth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 2.1 mi · Monsey53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateBe'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 2.9 mi · Spring Valley$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsEastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 5.4 mi · Ramsey, NJ$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 5.7 mi · Mahwah, NJ71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 8.8 mi · Orangeburg63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 9.6 mi · Sparkill93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 12 mi · Paramus, NJ$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 13 mi · Dobbs Ferry86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,114 on campus · 13.9 mi · Wayne, NJ90%admitted$19knet price44%graduate$58kearningsNew York Medical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,388 on campus · 14.5 mi · ValhallaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,729 on campus · 14.9 mi · Monroe$4knet price70%graduate$32kearningsCochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 14.9 mi · Yonkers$100kearningsPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,748 on campus · 15 mi · Paterson, NJ$8knet price19%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Viola’s median household income ($83,913) falls.

Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel14.9 mi · Monroe · sticker $21,682$6,690a year
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary2.9 mi · Spring Valley · sticker $19,858$7,171a year
Passaic County Community College15 mi · Paterson, NJ · sticker $13,754 · tuition $6,300$10,237a year
Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim1.3 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,510$12,126a year
Yeshivath Viznitz1 mi · Monsey · sticker $20,397$12,200a year
Bergen Community College12 mi · Paramus, NJ · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$13,927a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary1 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700$15,222a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok2.1 mi · Monsey · sticker $25,700$15,600a year
Rockland Community College0.6 mi · Suffern · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$15,684a year
Mercy University13 mi · Dobbs Ferry · sticker $32,596$17,725a year
William Paterson University of New Jersey13.9 mi · Wayne, NJ · sticker $28,476$22,862a year
Ramapo College of New Jersey5.7 mi · Mahwah, NJ · sticker $29,483$22,949a year
St. Thomas Aquinas College9.6 mi · Sparkill · sticker $53,370$23,907a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey5.4 mi · Ramsey, NJ · sticker $32,704$29,693a year
Dominican University New York8.8 mi · Orangeburg · sticker $47,802$43,764a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland0.4 mi · Suffern · sticker $22,780—a year

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.

Outcomes

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.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →RocklandRamapo College of New JerseyBergenMercy UniversityWilliam Paterson University of New JerseyPassaic County
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Mercy University46% graduate$52k earnings$20k typical debt
Ramapo College of New Jersey70% graduate$68k earnings$21k typical debt
William Paterson University of New Jersey44% graduate$58k earnings$22k typical debt
Rockland Community College29% graduate$50k earnings$8k typical debt
Passaic County Community College19% graduate$37k earnings$8k typical debt
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel70% graduate$32k earnings
St. Thomas Aquinas College54% graduate$63k earnings$23k typical debt
Dominican University New York53% graduate$61k earnings$25k typical debt
Eastwick College-Ramsey75% graduate$52k earnings$16k typical debt
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary59% graduate$17k earnings

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 Viola

Is Viola a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Viola residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland, is 0.4 miles away in Suffern.

What colleges are near Viola?

19 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Bergen Community College (12 miles, 9,883 students on campus), Mercy University (13 miles, 6,653) and Ramapo College of New Jersey (5.7 miles, 5,272).

What is the closest community college to Viola, and what does it cost?

Rockland Community College in Suffern, 0.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,862 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $11,282, counts housing and food at full cost.

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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 Viola. 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 →