Photo: Smarty9108 · CC BY-SA 4.0Remington College-Fort Worth Campus is 1.8 miles from Watauga
No college sits inside Watauga’s boundary, but Remington College-Fort Worth Campus’s campus in North Richland Hills, with 164 students on campus, is 1.8 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Watauga’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 Watauga. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Watauga
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Watauga
Eight private colleges within 14.6 miles, two public colleges within 12.7 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 $75–110k, where Watauga’s median household income ($91,171) 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 Watauga: 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: Remington College-Fort Worth Campus (12); The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth (7); Texas Christian University (2); Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth (5).
Questions about college near Watauga
Is Watauga a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Watauga residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Texas (6). The nearest campus, Remington College-Fort Worth Campus, is 1.8 miles away in North Richland Hills.
What colleges are near Watauga?
11 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Tarrant County College District (9.3 miles, 35,078 students on campus), The University of Texas at Arlington (12.7 miles, 31,253) and Texas Christian University (13 miles, 12,462).
What is the closest community college to Watauga, and what does it cost?
Remington College-Fort Worth Campus in North Richland Hills, 1.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $16,071 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $25,913, 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 Watauga. 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 →