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Colleges in and near Quail Creek

Victoria College is 6.9 miles from Quail Creek

No college sits inside Quail Creek’s boundary, but Victoria College’s campus in Victoria, with 2,156 students on campus, is 6.9 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Quail Creek’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 Quail Creek. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
2
3,843 students on campus
Nearest college
6.9 mi
Victoria College
Residents in college
5%
About the same as TX (6%)
Nearest community college
6.9 mi
Victoria College · $2,976 tuition
Nearest public university
72.7 mi
Del Mar College · $3,440 in-state
Median household income
$90K
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What stands out about college from Quail Creek

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

A community college 6.9 miles awayVictoria College has 2,156 students on campus in Victoria, 29% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Del Mar CollegeLiving in Texas, Del Mar College charges $3,440 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $6,050. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 5% 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 Quail Creek

Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Quail Creek.

5 mi10 mi15 miVictoria CollegeUniversity of Houston-VictoriaQuail Creek
University or collegeCommunity college
Victoria CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,156 on campus · 6.9 mi · Victoria$3knet price29%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $2,976 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Houston-VictoriaUniversity or college · Public · 1,687 on campus · 7.1 mi · Victoria · mostly online96%admitted$8knet price26%graduate$54kearnings55% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.

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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Quail Creek’s median household income ($89,792) falls.

Victoria College6.9 mi · Victoria · sticker $10,514 · tuition $2,976$5,188a year
Del Mar College72.7 mi · Corpus Christi · sticker $12,895 · tuition $3,440$7,947a year
University of Houston-Victoria7.1 mi · Victoria · mostly online · sticker $21,401$20,047a 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: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Victoria CollegeUniversity of Houston-VictoriaDel Mar College
Del Mar College11% graduate$39k earnings$6k typical debt
Victoria College29% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
University of Houston-Victoria26% graduate$54k earnings$19k 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.

Questions about college near Quail Creek

Is Quail Creek a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Quail Creek residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, Victoria College, is 6.9 miles away in Victoria.

What colleges are near Quail Creek?

Within 15 miles: Victoria College (6.9 miles, 2,156 students on campus) and the University of Houston-Victoria (7.1 miles, 1,687).

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

Victoria College in Victoria, 6.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,976 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $3,043, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Del Mar College cost if we live in Texas?

Tuition and fees are $3,440 a year in-state and $6,050 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,541 (under $30,000 income) to $12,845 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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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 Quail Creek. 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 →