Photo: DKRKaynor · CC BY-SA 4.0Walla Walla Community College is 14.5 miles from Waitsburg
No college sits inside Waitsburg’s boundary, but Walla Walla Community College’s campus in Walla Walla, with 2,373 students on campus, is 14.5 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Waitsburg’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 Waitsburg. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Waitsburg
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Waitsburg
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Waitsburg.
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 $48–75k, where Waitsburg’s median household income ($67,917) 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 Waitsburg: 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 Waitsburg
Is Waitsburg a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Waitsburg residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Washington (6). The nearest campus, Walla Walla Community College, is 14.5 miles away in Walla Walla.
What colleges are near Waitsburg?
Within 15 miles: Walla Walla Community College (14.5 miles, 2,373 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Waitsburg, and what does it cost?
Walla Walla Community College in Walla Walla, 14.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,279 a year for Washington residents; the federal net price, $9,406, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Walla Walla Community College cost if we live in Washington?
Tuition and fees are $5,279 a year in-state and $6,700 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,224 (under $30,000 income) to $17,566 (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 Waitsburg. 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 →