Averett University is 6.3 miles from Mount Hermon
No college sits inside Mount Hermon’s boundary, but Averett University’s campus in Danville, with 876 students on campus, is 6.3 miles from the center of town, and Danville Community College is 7.2 miles away in Danville. About 6% of Mount Hermon’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Mount Hermon. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Mount Hermon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Mount Hermon
One private college within 6.3 miles, and Danville Community College 7.2 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is 67.5 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 $75–110k, where Mount Hermon’s median household income ($81,435) 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.
Questions about college near Mount Hermon
Is Mount Hermon a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Mount Hermon residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Virginia (7). The nearest campus, Averett University, is 6.3 miles away in Danville.
What colleges are near Mount Hermon?
Within 15 miles: Averett University (6.3 miles, 876 students on campus) and Danville Community College (7.2 miles, 1,967).
What is the closest community college to Mount Hermon, and what does it cost?
Danville Community College in Danville, 7.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,992 a year for Virginia residents; the federal net price, $6,669, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University cost if we live in Virginia?
Tuition and fees are $15,948 a year in-state and $37,764 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,689 (under $30,000 income) to $34,201 (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 Mount Hermon. 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 →