Colleges Near Essex
There are no colleges in Essex, but 26 are within 50 miles, enrolling 134,777 students combined.
The closest option is Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, 16.6 miles from Essex (about 20-28 minutes by car). Essex (pop. 802) is in Illinois.
Wheaton College in Wheaton ranks #146 nationally. Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills has the lowest tuition at $8,502 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Essex. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Essex. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Essex.
College of DuPage
- Public 2 Year
- Glen Ellyn, IL
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- 46 miles from Essex
College of DuPage is a large community college known for associate programs in nursing, health sciences, and culinary arts. Most students commute to the suburban campus in Glen Ellyn west of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,691
Purdue University Northwest
- Public 4 Year
- Hammond, Indiana
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- 46 miles from Essex
Purdue Northwest is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and technology. The Hammond campus sits in northwest Indiana near the Chicago metro area.
- SAT Range 890-1140
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $7,916
Chicago State University
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 48 miles from Essex
Chicago State is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The urban campus is located on Chicago's South Side.
- SAT Range 750-963
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $10,441
City Colleges of Chicago Olive Harvey College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 48 miles from Essex
Olive-Harvey is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in transportation, distribution, and logistics. The South Side campus is part of the City Colleges of Chicago system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,209
Illinois Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Oglesby, IL
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- 48 miles from Essex
A public community college known for nursing and career-technical associate programs. Most students commute to the campus in the small city of Oglesby.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,437
Wheaton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wheaton, IL
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 48 miles from Essex
Wheaton is a private evangelical Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a western suburb of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1260-1470
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $31,356
Morton College
- Public 2 Year
- Cicero, IL
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- 50 miles from Essex
Morton College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The campus sits in Cicero, a near-west suburb of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,716
Calumet College of Saint Joseph
- Private 4 Year
- Whiting, IN
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- 49 miles from Essex
Calumet College of Saint Joseph is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate criminal justice, business, and education. The Whiting campus lies near the southern shore of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.75
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,765