Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0Careers Unlimited is 7.8 miles from American Fork
No college sits inside American Fork’s boundary, but Careers Unlimited’s campus in Orem, with 118 students on campus, is 7.8 miles from the center of town, and Salt Lake Community College is 21.7 miles away in Salt Lake City. About 9% of American Fork’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah (8%).
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 American Fork. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from American Fork
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of American Fork
Five private colleges within 13.7 miles, and one public college within 7.9 miles.
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 $75–110k, where American Fork’s median household income ($98,878) 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 American Fork: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Provo College (2).
Questions about college near American Fork
Is American Fork a college town?
No. About 9 of every 100 American Fork residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Utah (8). The nearest campus, Careers Unlimited, is 7.8 miles away in Orem.
What colleges are near American Fork?
Within 15 miles: Careers Unlimited (7.8 miles, 118 students on campus), Utah Valley University (7.9 miles, 38,353), Provo College (10.9 miles, 704), Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences (11.6 miles, 1,865), Brigham Young University (11.7 miles, 34,275) and Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (13.7 miles, 1,071).
What is the closest community college to American Fork, and what does it cost?
Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, 21.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,426 a year for Utah residents; the federal net price, $9,804, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Utah Valley University cost if we live in Utah?
Tuition and fees are $6,507 a year in-state and $18,489 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,904 (under $30,000 income) to $13,297 (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 American Fork. 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 →