Naropa University is 7.6 miles from Altona
No college sits inside Altona’s boundary, but Naropa University’s campus in Boulder, with 738 students on campus, is 7.6 miles from the center of town, and Front Range Community College is 20.5 miles away in Westminster. About 6% of Altona’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado (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 Altona. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Altona
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Altona
Two private colleges within 9.9 miles, and one public college within 7.9 miles.
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 Over $110k, where Altona’s median household income ($149,327) 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 Altona: 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 Altona
Is Altona a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Altona residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Colorado (6). The nearest campus, Naropa University, is 7.6 miles away in Boulder.
What colleges are near Altona?
Within 15 miles: Naropa University (7.6 miles, 738 students on campus), the University of Colorado Boulder (7.9 miles, 37,286) and Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder (9.9 miles, 8,571).
What is the closest community college to Altona, and what does it cost?
Front Range Community College in Westminster, 20.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,663 a year for Colorado residents; the federal net price, $13,031, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Colorado Boulder cost if we live in Colorado?
Tuition and fees are $15,666 a year in-state and $44,918 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,231 (under $30,000 income) to $34,818 (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 Altona. 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 →