Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest college is 19.1 miles from Blenheim
No college is within 15 miles of Blenheim. The nearest is St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, NC (585 students on campus); Florence-Darlington Technical College in Florence is 20.6 miles away and Francis Marion University 22.1 miles.
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 Blenheim. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Blenheim
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Blenheim
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest community college and public university, priced below.
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 nearest college, the nearest community college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Blenheim’s median household income ($49,167) 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?
The same three colleges: 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 Blenheim
What is the closest college to Blenheim?
St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, NC, 19.1 miles in a straight line from the center of Blenheim. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Blenheim, and what does it cost?
Florence-Darlington Technical College in Florence, 20.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,636 a year for South Carolina residents; the federal net price, $2,004, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Francis Marion University cost if we live in South Carolina?
Tuition and fees are $11,160 a year in-state and $21,544 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,723 (under $30,000 income) to $17,435 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
How many Blenheim residents are in college?
About 0 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), about the same as South Carolina (6). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Blenheim. 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 →