Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Kent State University at Trumbull is 6.5 miles from Southington Township
No college sits inside Southington Township’s boundary, but Kent State University at Trumbull’s campus in Warren, with 600 students on campus, is 6.5 miles from the center of town, and Kent State University at Geauga is 15.2 miles away in Burton. About 2% of Southington 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 Southington Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Southington Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Southington Township
Two private colleges within 14.9 miles, and one public college within 6.5 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Northeast Ohio Medical University, is 21.4 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 $48–75k, where Southington Township’s median household income ($69,750) 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: Kent State University at Trumbull (8).
Questions about college near Southington Township
Is Southington Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Southington Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Kent State University at Trumbull, is 6.5 miles away in Warren.
What colleges are near Southington Township?
Within 15 miles: Kent State University at Trumbull (6.5 miles, 600 students on campus), Hiram College (10.1 miles, 953) and ETI Technical College of Niles (14.9 miles, 155).
What is the closest community college to Southington Township, and what does it cost?
Kent State University at Geauga in Burton, 15.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,492 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $12,044, counts housing and food at full cost.
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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 Southington 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 →