Several institutions of higher learning surround Addison. The College of DuPage is only a short drive to the southwest, in southern Glen Ellyn. With more than 36,000 full- or part-time students, the college operates branch educational centers in three DuPage County communities. The College of DuPage Addison Center, located at the Technology Center of DuPage, is one of those.

As a junior college, the College of DuPage prepares students for transfer to a four-year university or for entry into a trade or profession. The college is divided into eight areas of study: business and services, humanities, communications, natural sciences, occupational and vocational education, social and behavioral sciences, learning resources and student affairs.

Elmhurst College, located to the southeast in neighboring Elmhurst, is one of the largest independent liberal arts colleges in Illinois. The college offers 53 majors in 21 departments, plus pre-professional studies in dentistry, medicine, law, engineering, theology, physical therapy and library sciences.

Many colleges and universities are within easy commuting distance from Addison students, including Benedictine University, a multifaceted, four-year college whose primary element is its undergraduate college for liberal arts and sciences. Other institutions of higher learning in the Chicago area include the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois-Chicago, Loyola University, DePaul University and  Northern Illinois University.

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