Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0York Technical College is 5.9 miles from Fort Mill
No college sits inside Fort Mill’s boundary, but York Technical College’s campus in Rock Hill, with 3,255 students on campus, is 5.9 miles from the center of town. About 3% of Fort Mill’s residents are enrolled in college, below South Carolina (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 Fort Mill. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Fort Mill
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Fort Mill
Three private colleges within 14 miles, two public colleges within 12.2 miles, and York Technical College 5.9 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Fort Mill’s median household income ($121,823) 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 Fort Mill: 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 Fort Mill
Is Fort Mill a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Fort Mill residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below South Carolina (6). The nearest campus, York Technical College, is 5.9 miles away in Rock Hill.
What colleges are near Fort Mill?
Within 15 miles: York Technical College (5.9 miles, 3,255 students on campus), Winthrop University (6.8 miles, 4,039), Chamberlain University-North Carolina (9.1 miles, 183), Southeastern College-Charlotte (10.4 miles, 216), Carolinas College of Health Sciences (12.2 miles, 351) and Queens University of Charlotte (14 miles, 1,509).
What is the closest community college to Fort Mill, and what does it cost?
York Technical College in Rock Hill, 5.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $8,036 a year for South Carolina residents; the federal net price, $5,931, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Winthrop University cost if we live in South Carolina?
Tuition and fees are $14,678 a year in-state and $28,676 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,608 (under $30,000 income) to $21,359 (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 Fort Mill. 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 →