Fortis College is 6.8 miles from Cinco Ranch
No college sits inside Cinco Ranch’s boundary, but Fortis College’s campus in Houston, with 357 students on campus, is 6.8 miles from the center of town, and Houston Community College is 23 miles away in Houston. About 4% of Cinco Ranch’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 Cinco Ranch. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Cinco Ranch
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Cinco Ranch
Nine private colleges within 15 miles. The nearest public four-year college, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, is 21.6 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 Cinco Ranch’s median household income ($161,972) 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 College (4); American InterContinental University-Houston (3); Pima Medical Institute-Houston (13); Chamberlain University-Texas (15); The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston (7).
Questions about college near Cinco Ranch
Is Cinco Ranch a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Cinco Ranch residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Texas (6). The nearest campus, Fortis College, is 6.8 miles away in Houston.
What colleges are near Cinco Ranch?
9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Houston Christian University (15 miles, 3,012 students on campus), Chamberlain University-Texas (13.8 miles, 1,890) and Pima Medical Institute-Houston (13.7 miles, 1,019).
What is the closest community college to Cinco Ranch, and what does it cost?
Houston Community College in Houston, 23 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,040 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $5,737, counts housing and food at full cost.
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 Cinco Ranch. 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 →