Moraine Park Technical College is 9.7 miles from Eldorado
No college sits inside Eldorado’s boundary, but Moraine Park Technical College’s campus in Fond du Lac, with 2,719 students on campus, is 9.7 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Eldorado’s residents are enrolled in college, below Wisconsin (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 Eldorado. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Eldorado
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Eldorado
Two private colleges within 13 miles, one public college within 11.7 miles, and Moraine Park Technical College 9.7 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 Eldorado’s median household income ($105,078) 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 Eldorado: 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 Eldorado
Is Eldorado a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Eldorado residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Wisconsin (6). The nearest campus, Moraine Park Technical College, is 9.7 miles away in Fond du Lac.
What colleges are near Eldorado?
Within 15 miles: Moraine Park Technical College (9.7 miles, 2,719 students on campus), Marian University (9.9 miles, 928), the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (11.7 miles, 12,372) and Ripon College (13 miles, 734).
What is the closest community college to Eldorado, and what does it cost?
Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac, 9.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,819 a year for Wisconsin residents; the federal net price, $9,268, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh cost if we live in Wisconsin?
Tuition and fees are $8,532 a year in-state and $16,446 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,236 (under $30,000 income) to $19,223 (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 Eldorado. 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 →