Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Fern Prairie

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Colleges in and near Fern Prairie

Mt Hood Community College is 8.4 miles from Fern Prairie

No college sits inside Fern Prairie’s boundary, but Mt Hood Community College’s campus in Gresham, with 5,352 students on campus, is 8.4 miles from the center of town, and Clark College is 12.3 miles away in Vancouver. About 4% of Fern Prairie’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Fern Prairie. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
8
11,315 students on campus
Nearest college
8.4 mi
Mt Hood
Residents in college
4%
About the same as WA (6%)
Nearest community college
12.3 mi
Clark College · $5,233 tuition
Nearest public university
12.3 mi
Clark College · $5,233 in-state
Median household income
$116K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Fern Prairie

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 8.4 miles awayMt Hood Community College has 5,352 students on campus in Gresham, 24% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 12.3 miles awayClark College in Vancouver: tuition and fees $5,233 a year for Washington residents.In-state price at Clark CollegeLiving in Washington, Clark College charges $5,233 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $11,183. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 4% of residentsAbout the same as Washington (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Fern Prairie

Six private colleges within 14.4 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miMt HoodClark CollegeSumner CollegeFern Prairie
University or collegeCommunity college
Mt Hood Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,352 on campus · 8.4 mi · Gresham, OR$8knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,247 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Sumner CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 489 on campus · 9.7 mi · Portland, OR89%admitted$29knet price83%graduate$47kearningsUniversity of Western StatesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 412 on campus · 11.3 mi · Portland, OR · mostly online$27kearnings58% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Clark CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,971 on campus · 12.3 mi · Vancouver$11knet price39%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,233 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Warner Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 347 on campus · 13.1 mi · Portland, OR71%admitted$26knet price49%graduate$55kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 13.1 mi · Portland, OR59%admitted$55kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Western SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 395 on campus · 13.3 mi · Portland, ORGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Concorde Career College-PortlandUniversity or college · For-profit · 186 on campus · 14.4 mi · Portland, OR

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Fern Prairie’s median household income ($115,875) falls.

Mt Hood Community College8.4 mi · Gresham, OR · sticker $17,462 · tuition $5,247$12,292a year
Clark College12.3 mi · Vancouver · sticker $19,668 · tuition $5,233$17,813a year
Warner Pacific University13.1 mi · Portland, OR · sticker $38,948$32,393a year
Sumner College9.7 mi · Portland, OR · sticker $32,497$32,497a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Fern Prairie: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Mt HoodSumner CollegeClark CollegeWarner Pacific University
Mt Hood Community College24% graduate$41k earnings$14k typical debt
Clark College39% graduate$42k earnings$11k typical debt
Sumner College83% graduate$47k earnings$16k typical debt
Warner Pacific University49% graduate$55k earnings*$25k typical debt

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: Warner Pacific University (2).

Questions about college near Fern Prairie

Is Fern Prairie a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Fern Prairie residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Washington (6). The nearest campus, Mt Hood Community College, is 8.4 miles away in Gresham.

What colleges are near Fern Prairie?

8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Mt Hood Community College (8.4 miles, 5,352 students on campus), Clark College (12.3 miles, 3,971) and Sumner College (9.7 miles, 489).

What is the closest community college to Fern Prairie, and what does it cost?

Clark College in Vancouver, 12.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,233 a year for Washington residents; the federal net price, $11,465, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Clark College cost if we live in Washington?

Tuition and fees are $5,233 a year in-state and $11,183 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,773 (under $30,000 income) to $17,813 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

Neighbors talk college

Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

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 Fern Prairie. 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 →