Columbia College is 12.6 miles from Kincora
No college sits inside Kincora’s boundary, but Columbia College’s campus in Vienna, with 231 students on campus, is 12.6 miles from the center of town, and Northern Virginia Community College is 17.8 miles away in Annandale. About 2% of Kincora’s residents are enrolled in college, below Virginia (7%).
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 Kincora. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Kincora
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Kincora
Four private colleges within 15 miles. The nearest public four-year college, George Mason University, is 15.9 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Kincora’s median household income ($134,279) 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: 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: Chamberlain University-Virginia (15); University of the Potomac-VA Campus (2).
Questions about college near Kincora
Is Kincora a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Kincora residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Virginia (7). The nearest campus, Columbia College, is 12.6 miles away in Vienna.
What colleges are near Kincora?
Within 15 miles: Columbia College (12.6 miles, 231 students on campus), Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (14.5 miles, 251), Chamberlain University-Virginia (14.6 miles, 540) and the University of the Potomac-VA Campus (15 miles, 547).
What is the closest community college to Kincora, and what does it cost?
Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, 17.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,891 a year for Virginia residents; the federal net price, $9,919, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does George Mason University cost if we live in Virginia?
Tuition and fees are $14,220 a year in-state and $38,688 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,942 (under $30,000 income) to $25,894 (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 Kincora. 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 →