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Colleges and universities in and near Cargreen

Plymouth Marjon University is 4.5 miles from Cargreen

No college sits inside the town; Plymouth Marjon University is 4.5 miles away in Plymouth.

Within 15 miles
4
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
4.5 mi
Plymouth Marjon University
Full-time students
5%
Below England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
5 mi
City College Plymouth
Nearest university
4.5 mi
Plymouth Marjon University
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Cargreen

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

A university 4.5 miles awayPlymouth Marjon University’s campus is in Plymouth.A further education college 5 miles awayCity College Plymouth: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Cargreen

4 within 15 miles: 3 universities, 1 further education college.

5 mi10 mi15 miPlymouth Marjon UniverCity College PlymouthCargreen
UniversityFurther education college
Plymouth Marjon UniversityUniversity · 4.5 mi · Plymouth—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
City College PlymouthFurther education college · 5 mi · Plymouth—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of PlymouthUniversity · 5.6 mi · Plymouth—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Arts University PlymouthUniversity · 5.7 mi · Plymouth—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
What it costs

What would you pay?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

Questions about college near Cargreen

Is Cargreen a university town?

No. 5 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Cargreen?

Plymouth Marjon University (4.5 mi); City College Plymouth (5 mi); University of Plymouth (5.6 mi); Arts University Plymouth (5.7 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Cargreen?

City College Plymouth, 5 miles away in Plymouth, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

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Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Cargreen. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.

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