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Colleges and universities in and near Halifax

Halifax is home to Calderdale College

Calderdale College is inside Halifax; the nearest university campus outside it is the University of Bradford, 6.6 miles away in Bradford.

Within 15 miles
16
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
in Halifax
Calderdale College
Full-time students
7%
About the same as England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
in Halifax
Calderdale College
Nearest university
6.6 mi
University of Bradford
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college in Halifax

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

A further education college in HalifaxCalderdale College’s campus is in Halifax.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Halifax

16 within 15 miles: 5 universities, 11 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCalderdale CollegeHuddersfield New ColleBradfordShipley CollegeKeighley CollegeHalifax
UniversityFurther education college
Calderdale CollegeFurther education college · in Halifax—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Huddersfield New CollegeFurther education college · 5.3 mi · Huddersfield—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of BradfordUniversity · 6.6 mi · Bradford9,665students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Kirklees CollegeFurther education college · 6.6 mi · Huddersfield—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Bradford CollegeFurther education college · 6.8 mi · Bradford—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of HuddersfieldUniversity · 7.1 mi · Huddersfield—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Shipley CollegeFurther education college · 8.6 mi · Shipley—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Keighley CollegeFurther education college · 9.9 mi · Keighley—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Leeds Trinity UniversityUniversity · 12.8 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Joseph Priestley CollegeFurther education college · 14 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Park Lane CollegeFurther education college · 14.1 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Leeds College of TechnologyFurther education college · 14.3 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

And 4 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 Halifax

Is Halifax 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 in Halifax?

Calderdale College.

Where can you study after 16 near Halifax?

Calderdale College, 0.5 miles away in Halifax, 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 Halifax. 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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