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Colleges and universities in and near Wingates

Bolton College is 3.8 miles from Wingates

No college sits inside the town; Bolton College is 3.8 miles away in Bolton.

University of Greater Manchester
Within 15 miles
20
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
3.8 mi
Bolton College
Full-time students
6%
Below England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
3.8 mi
Bolton College
Nearest university
3.8 mi
University of Greater Manchester
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Wingates

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

A further education college 3.8 miles awayBolton College’s campus is in Bolton.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Wingates

20 within 15 miles: 7 universities, 13 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miBolton CollegeWigan and Leigh CollegWinstanley CollegeBury CollegeRunshaw CollegeWingates
UniversityFurther education college
Bolton CollegeFurther education college · 3.8 mi · Bolton—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of Greater ManchesterUniversity · 3.8 mi · Bolton8,740students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Wigan and Leigh CollegeFurther education college · 4.5 mi · Wigan—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
St John Rigby CollegeFurther education college · 7.1 mi · St John Rigby College—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Winstanley CollegeFurther education college · 7.6 mi · Orrell—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Bury CollegeFurther education college · 9.7 mi · Bury—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Runshaw CollegeUniversity · 10.8 mi · Leyland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Warrington and Vale Royal CollegeFurther education college · 10.8 mi · Warrington—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
St Helens CollegeFurther education college · 11.5 mi · St Helens—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of SalfordUniversity · 11.7 mi · Salford—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
The Manchester CollegeFurther education college · 12.8 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Loreto CollegeFurther education college · 13 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

And 8 smaller schools with 696 students in all.

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 Wingates

Is Wingates a university town?

No. 6 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Wingates?

Bolton College (3.8 mi); University of Greater Manchester (3.8 mi, 8,740 students); Wigan and Leigh College (4.5 mi); St John Rigby College (7.1 mi); Winstanley College (7.6 mi); Bury College (9.7 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Wingates?

Bolton College, 3.8 miles away in Bolton, 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 Wingates. 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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