Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY-SA 3.0Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College is 10.9 miles from Man
No college sits inside Man’s boundary, but Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College’s campus in Logan, with 870 students on campus, is 10.9 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Man’s residents are enrolled in college, below West Virginia (5%).
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 Man. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Man
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Man
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Man.
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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Man’s median household income ($60,000) 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: 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: West Virginia University Institute of Technology (3).
Questions about college near Man
Is Man a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Man residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below West Virginia (5). The nearest campus, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, is 10.9 miles away in Logan.
What colleges are near Man?
Within 15 miles: Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College (10.9 miles, 870 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Man, and what does it cost?
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College in Logan, 10.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,136 a year for West Virginia residents; the federal net price, $10,321, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does West Virginia University Institute of Technology cost if we live in West Virginia?
Tuition and fees are $8,424 a year in-state and $21,072 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,998 (under $30,000 income) to $14,797 (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 Man. 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 →