Photo: Will Maupin · CC BY-SA 4.0Whitworth University is 14.6 miles from Deer Park
No college sits inside Deer Park’s boundary, but Whitworth University’s campus in Spokane, with 2,263 students on campus, is 14.6 miles from the center of town, and Spokane Falls Community College is 19.9 miles away in Spokane. About 3% of Deer Park’s residents are enrolled in college, below Washington (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 Deer Park. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Deer Park
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Deer Park
Two private colleges within 14.7 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Spokane Falls Community College, is 19.9 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 $48–75k, where Deer Park’s median household income ($54,391) 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: Whitworth University (2).
Questions about college near Deer Park
Is Deer Park a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Deer Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Washington (6). The nearest campus, Whitworth University, is 14.6 miles away in Spokane.
What colleges are near Deer Park?
Within 15 miles: Whitworth University (14.6 miles, 2,263 students on campus) and Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs (14.7 miles, 100).
What is the closest community college to Deer Park, and what does it cost?
Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, 19.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,461 a year for Washington residents; the federal net price, $7,409, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Spokane Falls Community College cost if we live in Washington?
Tuition and fees are $5,461 a year in-state and $6,612 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $4,477 (under $30,000 income) to $14,825 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Deer Park. 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 →