North Kent College is 3.6 miles from Bean

No college sits inside the town; North Kent College is 3.6 miles away in Dartford.

Within 15 miles

student numbers to come (HESA)

Nearest college

3.6 mi

North Kent College

Full-time students

Below England (8%) · residents 16+

Nearest further education college

3.6 mi

North Kent College

Nearest university

7.8 mi

Rose Bruford College

Tuition fee

£9,790

a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Bean

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

A further education college 3.6 miles awayNorth Kent College’s campus is in Dartford.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Bean

15 within 15 miles: 6 universities, 9 further education colleges.

UniversityFurther education college

North Kent CollegeFurther education college · 3.6 mi · Dartford—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Rose Bruford CollegeUniversity · 7.8 mi · Bexley—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Barking and Dagenham CollegeFurther education college · 10.3 mi · Barking and Dagenham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Havering College of Further and Higher EducationFurther education college · 10.9 mi · Havering—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of East LondonUniversity · 11.1 mi · Newham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

MidKent College (Gillingham Campus)Further education college · 11.2 mi · Gillingham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

London South East CollegesFurther education college · 11.2 mi · Bromley—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

PGW Partnership of Greenacre and WaldersladeFurther education college · 11.6 mi · Chatham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Newham College of Further EducationFurther education college · 12.3 mi · Newham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of GreenwichUniversity · 13.1 mi · Greenwich—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Ravensbourne University LondonUniversity · 13.1 mi · Greenwich—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceUniversity · 13.3 mi · Greenwich—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

And 3 smaller schools with 8,836 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 Bean

Is Bean 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 Bean?

North Kent College (3.6 mi); Rose Bruford College (7.8 mi); Barking and Dagenham College (10.3 mi); Havering College of Further and Higher Education (10.9 mi); University of East London (11.1 mi); MidKent College (Gillingham Campus) (11.2 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Bean?

North Kent College, 3.6 miles away in Dartford, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

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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 Bean. 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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