Fortis College-Columbus is 9.6 miles from Jersey
No college sits inside Jersey’s boundary, but Fortis College-Columbus’s campus in Westerville, with 761 students on campus, is 9.6 miles from the center of town, and Valor Christian College is 12.9 miles away in Canal Winchester. About 4% of Jersey’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 Jersey. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Jersey
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Jersey
10 private colleges within 14.5 miles, one public college within 14.5 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Over $110k, where Jersey’s median household income ($151,827) 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 Jersey: 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); Chamberlain University-Ohio (15); Ohio State University-Newark Campus (6).
Questions about college near Jersey
Is Jersey a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Jersey residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Fortis College-Columbus, is 9.6 miles away in Westerville.
What colleges are near Jersey?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Hondros College of Nursing (14.3 miles, 3,081 students on campus), Denison University (10.5 miles, 2,405) and Otterbein University (12.3 miles, 2,333).
What is the closest community college to Jersey, and what does it cost?
Valor Christian College in Canal Winchester, 12.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $10,012 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $34,356, 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 Jersey. 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 →