Mt Hood Community College is 6.5 miles from Damascus
No college sits inside Damascus’ boundary, but Mt Hood Community College’s campus in Gresham, with 5,352 students on campus, is 6.5 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Damascus’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon (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 Damascus. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
16
46,641 students on campus
Nearest college
6.5 mi
Mt Hood
Residents in college
5%
About the same as OR (6%)
Nearest community college
6.5 mi
Mt Hood · $5,247 tuition
Nearest public university
6.5 mi
Mt Hood · $5,247 in-state
Median household income
$122K
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What stands out about college from Damascus
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
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 Over $110k, where Damascus’ median household income ($122,500) 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 Damascus: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Portland State University53% graduate$58k earnings$20k typical debt
Portland Community College18% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
Mt Hood Community College24% graduate$41k earnings$14k typical debt
Clackamas Community College23% graduate$43k earnings$12k typical debt
Lewis & Clark College75% graduate$62k earnings$20k typical debt
Warner Pacific University49% graduate$55k earnings*$25k 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Warner Pacific University (2).
Questions about college near Damascus
Is Damascus a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Damascus residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Oregon (6). The nearest campus, Mt Hood Community College, is 6.5 miles away in Gresham.
What colleges are near Damascus?
16 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Portland State University (13.2 miles, 16,769 students on campus), Portland Community College (14 miles, 10,453) and Mt Hood Community College (6.5 miles, 5,352).
What is the closest community college to Damascus, and what does it cost?
Mt Hood Community College in Gresham, 6.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,247 a year for Oregon residents; the federal net price, $7,821, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Mt Hood Community College cost if we live in Oregon?
Tuition and fees are $5,247 a year in-state and $9,819 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,800 (under $30,000 income) to $12,292 (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 Damascus. 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 →
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