Denison University is 14.7 miles from Hartford Township
No college sits inside Hartford Township’s boundary, but Denison University’s campus in Granville, with 2,405 students on campus, is 14.7 miles from the center of town, and Central Ohio Technical College is 17.6 miles away in Newark. About 0% of Hartford Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Hartford Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Hartford Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hartford Township
Three private colleges within 15 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Central Ohio Technical College, is 17.6 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Hartford Township’s median household income ($131,204) 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: Fortis College-Columbus (5).
Questions about college near Hartford Township
Is Hartford Township a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Hartford Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Denison University, is 14.7 miles away in Granville.
What colleges are near Hartford Township?
Within 15 miles: Denison University (14.7 miles, 2,405 students on campus), Otterbein University (14.7 miles, 2,333) and Fortis College-Columbus (15 miles, 761).
What is the closest community college to Hartford Township, and what does it cost?
Central Ohio Technical College in Newark, 17.6 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 Hartford Township. 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 →