Renton Technical College is 7.3 miles from Shadow Lake
No college sits inside Shadow Lake’s boundary, but Renton Technical College’s campus in Renton, with 2,398 students on campus, is 7.3 miles from the center of town. About 3% of Shadow Lake’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 Shadow Lake. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Shadow Lake
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Shadow Lake
One private college within 7.5 miles, two public colleges within 12.7 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Over $110k, where Shadow Lake’s median household income ($152,552) 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 within 15 miles of Shadow Lake: 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: Pima Medical Institute-Renton (13).
Questions about college near Shadow Lake
Is Shadow Lake a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Shadow Lake residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Washington (6). The nearest campus, Renton Technical College, is 7.3 miles away in Renton.
What colleges are near Shadow Lake?
Within 15 miles: Renton Technical College (7.3 miles, 2,398 students on campus), Pima Medical Institute-Renton (7.5 miles, 400), Green River College (7.8 miles, 4,707), Highline College (10.5 miles, 3,517) and Bellevue College (12.7 miles, 6,973).
What is the closest community college to Shadow Lake, and what does it cost?
Renton Technical College in Renton, 7.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,308 a year for Washington residents; the federal net price, $8,296, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Renton Technical College cost if we live in Washington?
Tuition and fees are $6,308 a year in-state and $7,369 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,034 (under $30,000 income) to $16,335 (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 Shadow Lake. 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 →