Photo: Will Maupin · CC BY-SA 4.0Whitworth University is 10.8 miles from Suncrest
No college sits inside Suncrest’s boundary, but Whitworth University’s campus in Spokane, with 2,263 students on campus, is 10.8 miles from the center of town, and Spokane Falls Community College is 12.9 miles away in Spokane. About 3% of Suncrest’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 Suncrest. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Suncrest
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Suncrest
Two private colleges within 11 miles, and Spokane Falls Community College 12.9 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Suncrest’s median household income ($100,952) 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 Suncrest: 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 Suncrest
Is Suncrest a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Suncrest residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Washington (6). The nearest campus, Whitworth University, is 10.8 miles away in Spokane.
What colleges are near Suncrest?
Within 15 miles: Whitworth University (10.8 miles, 2,263 students on campus), Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs (11 miles, 100) and Spokane Falls Community College (12.9 miles, 2,417).
What is the closest community college to Suncrest, and what does it cost?
Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, 12.9 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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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 Suncrest. 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 →