Photo: Mickwatson at English Wikipedia · Public domainFortis Institute is 12.3 miles from Atascocita
No college sits inside Atascocita’s boundary, but Fortis Institute’s campus in Houston, with 332 students on campus, is 12.3 miles from the center of town, and Remington College-North Houston Campus is 13.9 miles away in Houston. About 6% of Atascocita’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Atascocita. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Atascocita
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Atascocita
Four private colleges within 14.5 miles, and Remington College-North Houston Campus 13.9 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, University of Houston-Downtown, is 17.6 miles away.
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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Atascocita’s median household income ($118,226) 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: 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).
Questions about college near Atascocita
Is Atascocita a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Atascocita residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, Fortis Institute, is 12.3 miles away in Houston.
What colleges are near Atascocita?
Within 15 miles: Fortis Institute (12.3 miles, 332 students on campus), Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. (13 miles, 1,823), Remington College-North Houston Campus (13.9 miles, 163) and Florida Career College-Houston (14.5 miles, 264).
What is the closest community college to Atascocita, and what does it cost?
Remington College-North Houston Campus in Houston, 13.9 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.
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 Atascocita. 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 →