Champlain College is 10.7 miles from East Charlotte
No college sits inside East Charlotte’s boundary, but Champlain College’s campus in Burlington, with 1,782 students on campus, is 10.7 miles from the center of town, and Community College of Vermont is 30.6 miles away in Montpelier. About 0% of East Charlotte’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Vermont (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 East Charlotte. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from East Charlotte
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of East Charlotte
Two private colleges within 12.2 miles, and one public college within 11 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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for East Charlotte.
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 East Charlotte: 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 East Charlotte
Is East Charlotte a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 East Charlotte residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Vermont (7). The nearest campus, Champlain College, is 10.7 miles away in Burlington.
What colleges are near East Charlotte?
Within 15 miles: Champlain College (10.7 miles, 1,782 students on campus), the University of Vermont (11 miles, 13,848) and Saint Michael's College (12.2 miles, 1,331).
What is the closest community college to East Charlotte, and what does it cost?
Community College of Vermont in Montpelier, 30.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,920 a year for Vermont residents; the federal net price, $13,696, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Vermont cost if we live in Vermont?
Tuition and fees are $19,058 a year in-state and $45,502 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,127 (under $30,000 income) to $25,775 (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 East Charlotte. 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 →