Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domainFortis Institute is 1.9 miles from Aldine
No college sits inside Aldine’s boundary, but Fortis Institute’s campus in Houston, with 332 students on campus, is 1.9 miles from the center of town, and Remington College-North Houston Campus is 3.6 miles away in Houston. About 4% of Aldine’s residents are enrolled in college, below Texas (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 Aldine. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Aldine
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Aldine
15 private colleges within 14.1 miles, five public colleges within 14.6 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 $30–48k, where Aldine’s median household income ($44,455) 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 Aldine: 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: Fortis Institute (4); Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. (5); The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest (7); Chamberlain University-Texas (15); Pima Medical Institute-Houston (13).
Questions about college near Aldine
Is Aldine a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Aldine residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Texas (6). The nearest campus, Fortis Institute, is 1.9 miles away in Houston.
What colleges are near Aldine?
21 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Houston (13.5 miles, 41,346 students on campus), Houston Community College (11.8 miles, 34,037) and the University of Houston-Downtown (10.3 miles, 8,941).
What is the closest community college to Aldine, and what does it cost?
Remington College-North Houston Campus in Houston, 3.6 miles away.
How much does the University of Houston-Downtown cost if we live in Texas?
Tuition and fees are $7,708 a year in-state and $17,548 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,439 (under $30,000 income) to $19,380 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Aldine. 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 →