Central Ohio Technical College is 10.6 miles from Fairfield Beach
No college sits inside Fairfield Beach’s boundary, but Central Ohio Technical College’s campus in Newark, with 2,318 students on campus, is 10.6 miles from the center of town. About 3% of Fairfield Beach’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio (6%).
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 Fairfield Beach. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Fairfield Beach
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Fairfield Beach
One private college within 10.8 miles, two public colleges within 13.6 miles, and Central Ohio Technical College 10.6 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Fairfield Beach’s median household income ($48,640) 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 Fairfield Beach: 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: Ohio State University-Newark Campus (6); Ohio University-Lancaster Campus (6).
Questions about college near Fairfield Beach
Is Fairfield Beach a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Fairfield Beach residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Central Ohio Technical College, is 10.6 miles away in Newark.
What colleges are near Fairfield Beach?
Within 15 miles: Central Ohio Technical College (10.6 miles, 2,318 students on campus), Ohio State University-Newark Campus (10.6 miles, 2,283), Denison University (10.8 miles, 2,405) and Ohio University-Lancaster Campus (13.6 miles, 1,478).
What is the closest community college to Fairfield Beach, and what does it cost?
Central Ohio Technical College in Newark, 10.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,256 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $9,948, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Central Ohio Technical College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $5,256 a year in-state and $8,016 from out of state.
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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 Fairfield Beach. 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 →