Collin County Community College District is 9.9 miles from Melissa
No college sits inside Melissa’s boundary, but Collin County Community College District’s campus in McKinney, with 30,279 students on campus, is 9.9 miles from the center of town. About 6% of Melissa’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas (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 Melissa. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Melissa
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Melissa
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Melissa.
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 Melissa’s median household income ($138,763) 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 Melissa: 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 Melissa
Is Melissa a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Melissa residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, Collin County Community College District, is 9.9 miles away in McKinney.
What colleges are near Melissa?
Within 15 miles: Collin County Community College District (9.9 miles, 30,279 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Melissa, and what does it cost?
Collin County Community College District in McKinney, 9.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,014 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $8,969, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Collin County Community College District cost if we live in Texas?
Tuition and fees are $2,014 a year in-state and $6,064 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,239 (under $30,000 income) to $14,754 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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 Melissa. 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 →