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Colleges and universities in and near Bretherton

Runshaw College is 4.4 miles from Bretherton

No college sits inside the town; Runshaw College is 4.4 miles away in Leyland.

Within 15 miles
11
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
4.4 mi
Runshaw College
Full-time students
7%
About the same as England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
8.4 mi
Preston College
Nearest university
4.4 mi
Runshaw College
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Bretherton

Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.

A university 4.4 miles awayRunshaw College’s campus is in Leyland.A further education college 8.4 miles awayPreston College: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Bretherton

11 within 15 miles: 3 universities, 8 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miRunshaw CollegeLancashirePreston CollegeSouthport CollegeEdge Hill UniversityBretherton
UniversityFurther education college
Runshaw CollegeUniversity · 4.4 mi · Leyland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of LancashireUniversity · 6.9 mi · Preston28,850students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Preston CollegeFurther education college · 8.4 mi · Fulwood—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Southport CollegeFurther education college · 8.5 mi · Southport—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Edge Hill UniversityUniversity · 8.8 mi · Ormskirk—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
St John Rigby CollegeFurther education college · 9.4 mi · St John Rigby College—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Wigan and Leigh CollegeFurther education college · 11.1 mi · Wigan—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Winstanley CollegeFurther education college · 11.3 mi · Orrell—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Myerscough CollegeFurther education college · 12.2 mi · Bilsborrow—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Blackburn CollegeFurther education college · 13.4 mi · Blackburn—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
St. Mary's College, BlackburnFurther education college · 13.9 mi · Blackburn—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 Bretherton

Is Bretherton a university town?

No. 7 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Bretherton?

Runshaw College (4.4 mi); University of Lancashire (6.9 mi, 28,850 students); Preston College (8.4 mi); Southport College (8.5 mi); Edge Hill University (8.8 mi); St John Rigby College (9.4 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Bretherton?

Preston College, 8.4 miles away in Fulwood, 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 Bretherton. 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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