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Colleges in and near Madison Township

Valor Christian College is 8.7 miles from Madison Township

No college sits inside Madison Township’s boundary, but Valor Christian College’s campus in Canal Winchester, with 102 students on campus, is 8.7 miles from the center of town. About 0% of Madison 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 Madison Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
7
25,141 students on campus
Nearest college
8.7 mi
Valor Christian College
Residents in college
0%
Below OH (6%)
Nearest community college
8.7 mi
Valor Christian College · $10,012 tuition
Nearest public university
14.2 mi
Columbus State · $5,488 in-state
Median household income
$76K
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What stands out about college from Madison Township

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Madison Township

Six private colleges within 14.2 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miColumbus StateCapital UniversityColumbus College of Art & DesignMadison Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Valor Christian CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 102 on campus · 8.7 mi · Canal Winchester · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate71% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $10,012 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Ohio Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 582 on campus · 11.3 mi · Circleville · mostly online38%admitted$21knet price34%graduate$40kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Capital UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,308 on campus · 12.6 mi · Columbus70%admitted$23knet price60%graduate$54kearningsFranklin UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 779 on campus · 13.6 mi · Columbus · mostly online$25knet price11%graduate$52kearnings91% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Columbus College of Art & DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 915 on campus · 14.1 mi · Columbus68%admitted$29knet price56%graduate$41kearningsColumbus State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 20,012 on campus · 14.2 mi · Columbus$8knet price28%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $5,488 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mount Carmel College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 443 on campus · 14.2 mi · Columbus84%admitted$10knet price54%graduate$75kearnings

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. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Madison Township’s median household income ($76,343) 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 within 15 miles of Madison Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Ohio Christian UniversityCapital UniversityFranklin UniversityColumbus College of Art & DesignColumbus StateMount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus State Community College28% graduate$39k earnings$9k typical debt
Capital University60% graduate$54k earnings$27k typical debt
Columbus College of Art & Design56% graduate$41k earnings$27k typical debt
Franklin University11% graduate$52k earnings$21k typical debt
Ohio Christian University34% graduate$40k earnings$30k typical debt
Mount Carmel College of Nursing54% graduate$75k earnings$22k 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 Madison Township

Is Madison Township a college town?

No. About 0 of every 100 Madison Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Valor Christian College, is 8.7 miles away in Canal Winchester.

What colleges are near Madison Township?

7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Columbus State Community College (14.2 miles, 20,012 students on campus), Capital University (12.6 miles, 2,308) and Columbus College of Art & Design (14.1 miles, 915).

What is the closest community college to Madison Township, and what does it cost?

Valor Christian College in Canal Winchester, 8.7 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 Columbus State Community College cost if we live in Ohio?

Tuition and fees are $5,488 a year in-state and $11,224 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,777 (under $30,000 income) to $12,985 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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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 Madison 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 →