Cartmill Farm House · Photo: Melodibit · CC BY-SA 3.0Central Oklahoma College is 11.5 miles from Piedmont
No college sits inside Piedmont’s boundary, but Central Oklahoma College’s campus in Oklahoma City, with 467 students on campus, is 11.5 miles from the center of town, and Redlands Community College is 16.5 miles away in El Reno. About 6% of Piedmont’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma (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 Piedmont. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Piedmont
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Piedmont
Three private colleges within 13.2 miles. The nearest public four-year college, University of Central Oklahoma, is 15.9 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 $75–110k, where Piedmont’s median household income ($104,441) 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.
Questions about college near Piedmont
Is Piedmont a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Piedmont residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Oklahoma (6). The nearest campus, Central Oklahoma College, is 11.5 miles away in Oklahoma City.
What colleges are near Piedmont?
Within 15 miles: Central Oklahoma College (11.5 miles, 467 students on campus), Southwestern Christian University (12.9 miles, 351) and Southern Nazarene University (13.2 miles, 1,599).
What is the closest community college to Piedmont, and what does it cost?
Redlands Community College in El Reno, 16.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,385 a year for Oklahoma residents; the federal net price, $5,964, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Central Oklahoma cost if we live in Oklahoma?
Tuition and fees are $8,818 a year in-state and $19,704 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,275 (under $30,000 income) to $24,183 (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 Piedmont. 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 →