Photo: Niagara66 · CC BY-SA 4.0United Theological Seminary is 11.5 miles from Tipp City
No college sits inside Tipp City’s boundary, but United Theological Seminary’s campus in Dayton, with 336 students on campus, is 11.5 miles from the center of town, and Edison State Community College is 13.4 miles away in Piqua. About 4% of Tipp City’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 Tipp City. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Tipp City
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Tipp City
One private college within 11.5 miles, two public colleges within 14.2 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 $75–110k, where Tipp City’s median household income ($78,098) 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 Tipp City: 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: Wright State (2).
Questions about college near Tipp City
Is Tipp City a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Tipp City residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, United Theological Seminary, is 11.5 miles away in Dayton.
What colleges are near Tipp City?
Within 15 miles: United Theological Seminary (11.5 miles, 336 students on campus), Edison State Community College (13.4 miles, 3,373), Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management (13.7 miles, 616), Wright State University (14.2 miles, 8,941) and Sinclair Community College (14.3 miles, 10,933).
What is the closest community college to Tipp City, and what does it cost?
Edison State Community College in Piqua, 13.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,499 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $7,142, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Edison State Community College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $4,499 a year in-state and $8,346 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,708 (under $30,000 income) to $12,146 (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 Tipp City. 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 →