Gateway Technical College is 9.7 miles from Bristol
No college sits inside Bristol’s boundary, but Gateway Technical College’s campus in Kenosha, with 8,622 students on campus, is 9.7 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Bristol’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Bristol. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Bristol
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Bristol
Two private colleges within 11.4 miles, one public college within 11.2 miles, and two community colleges.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Bristol’s median household income ($123,648) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Bristol: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Herzing University-Kenosha (11); University of Wisconsin-Parkside (2).
Questions about college near Bristol
Is Bristol a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Bristol residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Wisconsin (6). The nearest campus, Gateway Technical College, is 9.7 miles away in Kenosha.
What colleges are near Bristol?
Within 15 miles: Gateway Technical College (9.7 miles, 8,622 students on campus), Herzing University-Kenosha (10.2 miles, 346), the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (11.2 miles, 3,020), Carthage College (11.4 miles, 2,770) and College of Lake County (12.3 miles, 9,144).
What is the closest community college to Bristol, and what does it cost?
Gateway Technical College in Kenosha, 9.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,956 a year for Wisconsin residents; the federal net price, $12,928, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Wisconsin-Parkside cost if we live in Wisconsin?
Tuition and fees are $8,270 a year in-state and $17,429 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,425 (under $30,000 income) to $17,917 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bristol. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →