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Colleges and universities in and near Rishton

St. Mary's College, Blackburn is 2.9 miles from Rishton

No college sits inside the town; St. Mary's College, Blackburn is 2.9 miles away in Blackburn.

Within 15 miles
9
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
2.9 mi
St. Mary's College, Blackburn
Full-time students
6%
Below England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
2.9 mi
St. Mary's College, Blackburn
Nearest university
11.9 mi
University of Lancashire
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Rishton

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

A further education college 2.9 miles awaySt. Mary's College, Blackburn’s campus is in Blackburn.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Rishton

9 within 15 miles: 3 universities, 6 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miSt. Mary's College, BlBurnley CollegePreston CollegeLancashireRunshaw CollegeRishton
UniversityFurther education college
St. Mary's College, BlackburnFurther education college · 2.9 mi · Blackburn—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Blackburn CollegeFurther education college · 3.3 mi · Blackburn—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Burnley CollegeFurther education college · 7.3 mi · Burnley—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Preston CollegeFurther education college · 11.6 mi · Fulwood—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of LancashireUniversity · 11.9 mi · Preston28,850students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Runshaw CollegeUniversity · 12.7 mi · Leyland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Bury CollegeFurther education college · 13.2 mi · Bury—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Bolton CollegeFurther education college · 13.4 mi · Bolton—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of Greater ManchesterUniversity · 13.4 mi · Bolton8,740students (Wikidata)Students: 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 Rishton

Is Rishton 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 Rishton?

St. Mary's College, Blackburn (2.9 mi); Blackburn College (3.3 mi); Burnley College (7.3 mi); Preston College (11.6 mi); University of Lancashire (11.9 mi, 28,850 students); Runshaw College (12.7 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Rishton?

St. Mary's College, Blackburn, 2.9 miles away in Blackburn, 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 Rishton. 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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