Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North is 12.9 miles from West Monroe
No college sits inside West Monroe’s boundary, but Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North’s campus in Liverpool, with 471 students on campus, is 12.9 miles from the center of town, and Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital is 14.2 miles away in East Syracuse. About 2% of West Monroe’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 West Monroe. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from West Monroe
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of West Monroe
Two private colleges within 14.2 miles, and Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital 14.2 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Upstate Medical University, is 18.4 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 West Monroe’s median household income ($90,558) 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: Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North (8).
Questions about college near West Monroe
Is West Monroe a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 West Monroe residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The nearest campus, Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North, is 12.9 miles away in Liverpool.
What colleges are near West Monroe?
Within 15 miles: Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North (12.9 miles, 471 students on campus) and Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital (14.2 miles, 179).
What is the closest community college to West Monroe, and what does it cost?
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital in East Syracuse, 14.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $21,213 a year for New York residents.
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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 West Monroe. 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 →