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Colleges in and near Fresno

College of Health Care Professions is 10.2 miles from Fresno

No college sits inside Fresno’s boundary, but College of Health Care Professions’s campus in Houston, with 529 students on campus, is 10.2 miles from the center of town, and Houston Community College is 15.2 miles away in Houston. About 6% of Fresno’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 Fresno. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
13
72,111 students on campus
Nearest college
10.2 mi
College of Health Care Professions
Residents in college
6%
About the same as TX (6%)
Nearest community college
15.2 mi
Houston · $2,040 tuition
Nearest public university
12.1 mi
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Median household income
$91K
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What stands out about college from Fresno

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A college 10.2 miles awayCollege of Health Care Professions has 529 students on campus in Houston, 75% of whom graduate within three years.A community college 15.2 miles awayHouston Community College in Houston: tuition and fees $2,040 a year for Texas residents.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as Texas (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Fresno

Nine private colleges within 14.5 miles, and four public colleges within 14.7 miles.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of HoustonRice UniversityTexas Southern UniversityFresno
University or collegeCommunity college
College of Health Care ProfessionsUniversity or college · For-profit · 529 on campus · 10.2 mi · Houston$30knet price75%graduate$33kearningsEarnings are reported for all 7 campuses that file with it.North American UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 573 on campus · 10.4 mi · Stafford$19knet price32%graduateHouston Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,012 on campus · 11.2 mi · Houston84%admitted$21knet price49%graduate$56kearningsThe College of Health Care Professions-Southwest HoustonUniversity or college · For-profit · 666 on campus · 11.7 mi · Houston$28knet price69%graduate$33kearningsEarnings are reported for all 7 campuses that file with it.The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUniversity or college · Public · 4,876 on campus · 12.1 mi · Houston$89kearningsThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterUniversity or college · Public · 268 on campus · 12.5 mi · Houston$90kearningsBaylor College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,699 on campus · 12.7 mi · HoustonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rice UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,073 on campus · 13.1 mi · Houston8%admitted$13knet price95%graduate$90kearningsVet Tech Institute of HoustonUniversity or college · For-profit · 190 on campus · 13.2 mi · Houston81%admitted$15knet price55%graduate$36kearningsAmerican InterContinental University-HoustonUniversity or college · For-profit · 110 on campus · 14 mi · Houston$20knet price5%graduate$36kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Texas Southern UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 7,896 on campus · 14.2 mi · Houston97%admitted$17knet price22%graduate$39kearningsUniversity of St ThomasUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,873 on campus · 14.5 mi · Houston90%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$59kearningsUniversity of HoustonUniversity or college · Public · 41,346 on campus · 14.7 mi · Houston74%admitted$14knet price65%graduate$62kearnings

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Fresno’s median household income ($91,264) falls.

Rice University13.1 mi · Houston · sticker $79,788$17,755a year
University of Houston14.7 mi · Houston · sticker $26,185$19,197a year
Vet Tech Institute of Houston13.2 mi · Houston · sticker $19,973$19,973a year
University of St Thomas14.5 mi · Houston · sticker $45,672$21,543a year
Texas Southern University14.2 mi · Houston · sticker $27,052$22,698a year
North American University10.4 mi · Stafford · sticker $27,981$22,786a year
Houston Christian University11.2 mi · Houston · sticker $50,082$24,079a year
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston11.7 mi · Houston · sticker $33,792$32,406a year
College of Health Care Professions10.2 mi · Houston · sticker $35,295$35,295a year
American InterContinental University-Houston14 mi · Houston · sticker $26,087—a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Fresno: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Houston Christian UniversityThe College of Health Care Professions-Southwest HoustonRice UniversityTexas Southern UniversityUniversity of St ThomasUniversity of Houston
University of Houston65% graduate$62k earnings$18k typical debt
Rice University95% graduate$90k earnings$11k typical debt
Texas Southern University22% graduate$39k earnings$29k typical debt
Houston Christian University49% graduate$56k earnings$23k typical debt
University of St Thomas69% graduate$59k earnings$20k typical debt
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston69% graduate$33k earnings*$10k typical debt
College of Health Care Professions75% graduate$33k earnings*$10k typical debt
Vet Tech Institute of Houston55% graduate$36k earnings$12k typical debt
American InterContinental University-Houston5% graduate$36k earnings*$31k typical debt

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: College of Health Care Professions (7); The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston (7); American InterContinental University-Houston (3).

Questions about college near Fresno

Is Fresno a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Fresno residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, College of Health Care Professions, is 10.2 miles away in Houston.

What colleges are near Fresno?

13 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Houston (14.7 miles, 41,346 students on campus), Rice University (13.1 miles, 8,073) and Texas Southern University (14.2 miles, 7,896).

What is the closest community college to Fresno, and what does it cost?

Houston Community College in Houston, 15.2 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.

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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 Fresno. 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 →