Rockland Community College is 1.8 miles from Wesley Hills
No college sits inside Wesley Hills’ boundary, but Rockland Community College’s campus in Suffern, with 4,974 students on campus, is 1.8 miles from the center of town. About 10% of Wesley Hills’ 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 Wesley Hills. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
17
38,002 students on campus
Nearest college
1.8 mi
Rockland
Residents in college
10%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
1.8 mi
Rockland · $6,862 tuition
Nearest public university
17.1 mi
United States Military Academy
Median household income
$209K
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What stands out about college from Wesley Hills
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
14 private colleges within 14.7 miles, one public college within 7.4 miles, and three community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, United States Military Academy, is 17.1 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 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 Over $110k, where Wesley Hills’ median household income ($209,345) 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.
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.
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
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 Wesley Hills
Is Wesley Hills a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 Wesley Hills residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Rockland Community College, is 1.8 miles away in Suffern.
What colleges are near Wesley Hills?
17 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Bergen Community College (14.3 miles, 9,883 students on campus), Mercy University (14.1 miles, 6,653) and Ramapo College of New Jersey (7.4 miles, 5,272).
What is the closest community college to Wesley Hills, and what does it cost?
Rockland Community College in Suffern, 1.8 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.
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 Wesley Hills. 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 →