Photo: Pleiades Two · CC BY-SA 3.0Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is 2.4 miles from Superior
No college sits inside Superior’s boundary, but Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology’s campus in Broomfield, with 321 students on campus, is 2.4 miles from the center of town, and Front Range Community College is 6.7 miles away in Westminster. About 6% of Superior’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 Superior. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Superior
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Superior
Seven private colleges within 13.8 miles, two public colleges within 12.9 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Superior’s median household income ($159,434) 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 Superior: 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: Pima Medical Institute-Denver (13).
Questions about college near Superior
Is Superior a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Superior residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Colorado (6). The nearest campus, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, is 2.4 miles away in Broomfield.
What colleges are near Superior?
11 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Colorado Boulder (8 miles, 37,286 students on campus), Front Range Community College (6.7 miles, 17,358) and Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder (6 miles, 8,571).
What is the closest community college to Superior, and what does it cost?
Front Range Community College in Westminster, 6.7 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 Superior. 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 →