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Colleges in and near Erie

Front Range Community College is 9.6 miles from Erie

No college sits inside Erie’s boundary, but Front Range Community College’s campus in Westminster, with 17,358 students on campus, is 9.6 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Erie’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Erie. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
65,038 students on campus
Nearest college
9.6 mi
Front Range
Residents in college
4%
Below CO (6%)
Nearest community college
9.6 mi
Front Range · $4,663 tuition
Nearest public university
9.6 mi
Front Range · $4,663 in-state
Median household income
$173K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Erie

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 9.6 miles awayFront Range Community College has 17,358 students on campus in Westminster, 35% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at Front RangeLiving in Colorado, Front Range Community College charges $4,663 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $17,263. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 4% of residentsBelow Colorado (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Erie

Four private colleges within 14.5 miles, one public college within 12.5 miles, and Front Range Community College 9.6 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miFront RangeErie
University or collegeCommunity college
Front Range Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 17,358 on campus · 9.6 mi · Westminster$13knet price35%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $4,663 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · For-profit · 321 on campus · 9.7 mi · Broomfield$30knet price63%graduate$59kearningsAuguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderUniversity or college · For-profit · 8,571 on campus · 11.9 mi · Boulder$13knet price48%graduate$32kearningsNaropa UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 738 on campus · 12.2 mi · Boulder100%admitted$29knet price37%graduate$29kearningsUniversity of Colorado BoulderUniversity or college · Public · 37,286 on campus · 12.5 mi · Boulder78%admitted$25knet price74%graduate$70kearningsPima Medical Institute-DenverUniversity or college · For-profit · 764 on campus · 14.5 mi · Denver$22knet price73%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 13 campuses that file with it.

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Erie’s median household income ($173,349) falls.

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder11.9 mi · Boulder · sticker $16,885$16,707a year
Front Range Community College9.6 mi · Westminster · sticker $21,526 · tuition $4,663$21,378a year
University of Colorado Boulder12.5 mi · Boulder · sticker $37,684$34,818a year
Naropa University12.2 mi · Boulder · sticker $53,397$46,397a year
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology9.7 mi · Broomfield · sticker $37,719—a year
Pima Medical Institute-Denver14.5 mi · Denver · sticker $26,476—a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Erie: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Front RangeSpartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyAuguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderNaropa UniversityUniversity of Colorado BoulderPima Medical Institute-Denver
University of Colorado Boulder74% graduate$70k earnings$20k typical debt
Front Range Community College35% graduate$46k earnings$12k typical debt
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder48% graduate$32k earnings$10k typical debt
Pima Medical Institute-Denver73% graduate$39k earnings*$10k typical debt
Naropa University37% graduate$29k earnings$25k typical debt
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology63% graduate$59k earnings$19k typical debt

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: Pima Medical Institute-Denver (13).

Questions about college near Erie

Is Erie a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Erie residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Colorado (6). The nearest campus, Front Range Community College, is 9.6 miles away in Westminster.

What colleges are near Erie?

Within 15 miles: Front Range Community College (9.6 miles, 17,358 students on campus), Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (9.7 miles, 321), Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder (11.9 miles, 8,571), Naropa University (12.2 miles, 738), the University of Colorado Boulder (12.5 miles, 37,286) and Pima Medical Institute-Denver (14.5 miles, 764).

What is the closest community college to Erie, and what does it cost?

Front Range Community College in Westminster, 9.6 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 Front Range Community College cost if we live in Colorado?

Tuition and fees are $4,663 a year in-state and $17,263 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,955 (under $30,000 income) to $21,378 (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 Erie. 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 →