Quick answer:95 colleges within 100 miles of Fremont, Ohio award a health care degree, the nearest about 2 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024).
Compare health care programs you can start from Fremont:
Health Care Program Access Near Fremont, Ohio
Distance from Fremont
Colleges awarding this degree
Within 25 miles
4
Within 50 miles
20
Within 100 miles
95
Within 250 miles
364
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
There are 20 degree-awarding colleges within 50 miles of Fremont, rising to 95 within 100 miles. The nearest is about 2 miles away, so a hybrid schedule is workable but a daily commute would be a commitment.
Choosing a Health Care Program From Fremont
The subject matter does not change by location: anatomy and physiology, patient care, pharmacology, medical terminology, and the supervised clinical hours every licensed credential requires. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from the programmatic accreditor for the specific credential you are pursuing, such as CCNE or ACEN for nursing and ARC-PA for physician assistant programs, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
Colleges Near Fremont
How we rank schools – graduation rate, graduate earnings, cost and retention.
Advertising plays no part.
This page lists 10 schools
within 31 miles, closest group first, then ordered by
BOC Score with the highest at the top.
10 of them carry a score.
LOCAL RANK
Location / proximity to this page
Defines the local group
Graduation rate how often students finish
30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry whether it paid off
25%
Average net price what students actually pay after aid; lower ranks higher
20%
Retention rate how many come back for year two
15%
Fully online availability whether you can study while working
10%
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal
about the institution rather than about this subject.
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Registered Nurses in Ohio earn a median $82,510 per year against $97,550 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The Ohio median for registered nurses is $82,510 per year, below the national median of $97,550, on state employment of 143,730 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Fremont specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the Ohio page.
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Completions, 2024 - institutions awarding this degree, with IPEDS institution coordinates
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 - Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141)
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