Runshaw College is 3.2 miles from Chorley

No college sits inside the town; Runshaw College is 3.2 miles away in Leyland.

Within 15 miles

student numbers to come (HESA)

Nearest college

3.2 mi

Runshaw College

Full-time students

Below England (8%) · residents 16+

Nearest further education college

7 mi

Wigan and Leigh College

Nearest university

3.2 mi

Runshaw College

Tuition fee

£9,790

a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Chorley

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

A university 3.2 miles awayRunshaw College’s campus is in Leyland.A further education college 7 miles awayWigan and Leigh College: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Chorley

13 within 15 miles: 4 universities, 9 further education colleges.

UniversityFurther education college

Runshaw CollegeUniversity · 3.2 mi · Leyland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Wigan and Leigh CollegeFurther education college · 7 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 · 7.2 mi · St John Rigby College—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of LancashireUniversity · 8.4 mi · Preston28,850students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Blackburn CollegeFurther education college · 8.8 mi · Blackburn—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Winstanley CollegeFurther education college · 9.3 mi · Orrell—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Bolton CollegeFurther education college · 9.5 mi · Bolton—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

St. Mary's College, BlackburnFurther education college · 9.5 mi · Blackburn—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of Greater ManchesterUniversity · 9.6 mi · Bolton8,740students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Preston CollegeFurther education college · 9.7 mi · Fulwood—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Edge Hill UniversityUniversity · 11.8 mi · Ormskirk—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Bury CollegeFurther education college · 14.3 mi · Bury—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

And 1 smaller schools with 0 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 Chorley

Is Chorley 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 Chorley?

Runshaw College (3.2 mi); Wigan and Leigh College (7 mi); St John Rigby College (7.2 mi); University of Lancashire (8.4 mi, 28,850 students); Blackburn College (8.8 mi); Winstanley College (9.3 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Chorley?

Wigan and Leigh College, 7 miles away in Wigan, 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 Chorley. 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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