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Colleges in and near Tigard

Portland Community College is 2.8 miles from Tigard

No college sits inside Tigard’s boundary, but Portland Community College’s campus in Portland, with 10,453 students on campus, is 2.8 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Tigard’s residents are enrolled in college, below Oregon (6%).

Portland Community College

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 Tigard. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
17
48,481 students on campus
Nearest college
2.8 mi
Portland
Residents in college
5%
Below OR (6%)
Nearest community college
2.8 mi
Portland · $5,220 tuition
Nearest public university
7.1 mi
Oregon Health & Science University
Median household income
$109K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Tigard

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

A community college 2.8 miles awayPortland Community College has 10,453 students on campus in Portland, 18% of whom graduate within three years.Students are 5% of residentsBelow Oregon (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Tigard

13 private colleges within 14.6 miles, two public colleges within 7.8 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miPortland StatePortlandGeorge Fox UniversityTigard
University or collegeCommunity college
Portland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,453 on campus · 2.8 mi · Portland$10knet price18%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $5,220 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Lewis & Clark CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,424 on campus · 5.9 mi · Portland78%admitted$36knet price75%graduate$62kearningsOregon Health & Science UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 2,445 on campus · 7.1 mi · Portland$101kearningsNational University of Natural MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 343 on campus · 7.6 mi · PortlandPortland State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 16,769 on campus · 7.8 mi · Portland91%admitted$10knet price53%graduate$58kearningsReed CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,458 on campus · 8.5 mi · Portland25%admitted$33knet price71%graduate$63kearningsPacific Northwest College of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 524 on campus · 8.8 mi · Portland75%admitted$36knet price29%graduate$35kearningsOregon College of Oriental MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 8.9 mi · PortlandGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Concorde Career College-PortlandUniversity or college · For-profit · 186 on campus · 9.7 mi · PortlandWestern SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 395 on campus · 10.6 mi · PortlandGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of PortlandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,443 on campus · 10.7 mi · Portland89%admitted$28knet price80%graduate$83kearningsWarner Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 347 on campus · 10.9 mi · Portland71%admitted$26knet price49%graduate$55kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 10.9 mi · Portland59%admitted$55kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.George Fox UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,749 on campus · 12.1 mi · Newberg94%admitted$32knet price72%graduate$60kearningsClackamas Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,748 on campus · 12.3 mi · Oregon City$8knet price23%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $6,345 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Western StatesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 412 on campus · 12.6 mi · Portland · mostly online$27kearnings58% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Sumner CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 489 on campus · 14.6 mi · Portland89%admitted$29knet price83%graduate$47kearnings

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 Tigard’s median household income ($108,823) falls.

Clackamas Community College12.3 mi · Oregon City · sticker $11,085 · tuition $6,345$11,085a year
Portland State University7.8 mi · Portland · sticker $21,590$12,993a year
Portland Community College2.8 mi · Portland · sticker $17,934 · tuition $5,220$14,102a year
Reed College8.5 mi · Portland · sticker $86,376$23,421a year
Lewis & Clark College5.9 mi · Portland · sticker $79,987$25,917a year
University of Portland10.7 mi · Portland · sticker $73,224$27,021a year
Warner Pacific University10.9 mi · Portland · sticker $38,948$30,169a year
Sumner College14.6 mi · Portland · sticker $32,497$31,635a year
George Fox University12.1 mi · Newberg · sticker $58,644$32,052a year
Pacific Northwest College of Art8.8 mi · Portland · sticker $70,376$36,998a year

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 Tigard: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →PortlandLewis & Clark CollegePortland StateUniversity of PortlandGeorge Fox UniversityClackamas
Portland State University53% graduate$58k earnings$20k typical debt
Portland Community College18% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
George Fox University72% graduate$60k earnings$24k typical debt
Clackamas Community College23% graduate$43k earnings$12k typical debt
University of Portland80% graduate$83k earnings$21k typical debt
Lewis & Clark College75% graduate$62k earnings$20k typical debt
Reed College71% graduate$63k earnings$22k typical debt
Pacific Northwest College of Art29% graduate$35k earnings$25k typical debt
Sumner College83% graduate$47k earnings$16k 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 Tigard

Is Tigard a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Tigard residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Oregon (6). The nearest campus, Portland Community College, is 2.8 miles away in Portland.

What colleges are near Tigard?

17 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Portland State University (7.8 miles, 16,769 students on campus), Portland Community College (2.8 miles, 10,453) and George Fox University (12.1 miles, 3,749).

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

Portland Community College in Portland, 2.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,220 a year for Oregon residents; the federal net price, $10,405, 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 Tigard. 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 →