Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainThe nearest college is 15.5 miles from Bantam
No college is within 15 miles of Bantam. The nearest is Post University in Waterbury, CT (1,212 students on campus); Connecticut State Community College in New Britain is 29.5 miles away and University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus 15.7 miles.
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 Bantam. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Bantam
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Bantam
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest community college and public university, priced below.
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 nearest college, the nearest community college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Bantam.
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?
The same three colleges: 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: University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus (5).
Questions about college near Bantam
What is the closest college to Bantam?
Post University in Waterbury, CT, 15.5 miles in a straight line from the center of Bantam. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Bantam, and what does it cost?
Connecticut State Community College in New Britain, 29.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,338 a year for Connecticut residents; the federal net price, $11,513, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus cost if we live in Connecticut?
Tuition and fees are $18,140 a year in-state and $40,808 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,604 (under $30,000 income) to $20,538 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
How many Bantam residents are in college?
About 3 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), below Connecticut (7). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Bantam. 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 →