Colleges Near Ottawa
There are no colleges in Ottawa, but 104 are within 100 miles, enrolling 615,534 students combined.
The closest option is Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, 14.3 miles from Ottawa (about 17-25 minutes by car). Ottawa (pop. 18,768) is in Illinois.
University of Chicago in Chicago ranks #6 nationally. Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville has the lowest tuition at $4,267 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Ottawa. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Ottawa. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Ottawa.
MDT College of Health Sciences
- Private 2 Year
- Chicago, OH
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- 72 miles from Ottawa
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $30,833
Pacific College of Health and Science
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 72 miles from Ottawa
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Purdue University Northwest
- Public 4 Year
- Hammond, Indiana
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- 72 miles from Ottawa
Purdue Northwest is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and technology. The Hammond campus sits in northwest Indiana near the Chicago metro area.
- SAT Range 890-1140
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $7,916
American Islamic College
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, Illinois
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- 74 miles from Ottawa
American Islamic College is a private Islamic college known for undergraduate Islamic studies and Arabic. Students attend classes on an urban campus in Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $1,125
City Colleges of Chicago Harry S Truman College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 74 miles from Ottawa
Truman College is a public community college known for nursing and English as a Second Language programs. The urban campus sits in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,400
St. Augustine College
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 74 miles from Ottawa
St. Augustine is a private bilingual college known for undergraduate programs serving Hispanic students. The urban campus is located in Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,310
Loyola University Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 75 miles from Ottawa
Loyola Chicago is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communications. The urban campus sits along Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side.
- SAT Range 1170-1360
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $39,147
Northwestern University
- Private 4 Year
- Evanston, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 76 miles from Ottawa
Northwestern is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate journalism, communications, and theater. The Evanston campus runs along Lake Michigan just north of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1510-1570
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.92
- Acceptance Rate 8%
- Net Price $26,830
Trinity International University Illinois
- Private 4 Year
- Deerfield, IL
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- 76 miles from Ottawa
Trinity International is a private evangelical Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The suburban Deerfield campus sits north of Chicago.
- SAT Range 925-1106
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,835
Highland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Freeport, IL
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- 78 miles from Ottawa
Highland is a community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. Most students commute to the Freeport campus from across northwestern Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,393
Indiana University Northwest
- Public 4 Year
- Gary, IN
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- 79 miles from Ottawa
IU Northwest is a public regional campus of Indiana University known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The urban Gary campus primarily serves commuting students from Northwest Indiana.
- SAT Range 910-1180
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $5,745
College of Lake County
- Public 2 Year
- Grayslake, IL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 81 miles from Ottawa
College of Lake County is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and health sciences. The main campus is in suburban Grayslake north of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,357
Lake Forest College
- Private 4 Year
- Lake Forest, IL
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- 81 miles from Ottawa
Lake Forest is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, business, and biology. The residential campus sits in a North Shore suburb of Chicago near Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range 1190-1393
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $31,225
Beloit College
- Private 4 Year
- Beloit, WI
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 80 miles from Ottawa
Beloit is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate anthropology and the sciences. The historic residential campus overlooks the Rock River in southern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range 1200-1430
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $24,455
Black Hawk College
- Public 2 Year
- Moline, IL
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- 84 miles from Ottawa
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, agriculture, and technical programs. Most students commute to the Moline campus in the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,069
Carl Sandburg College
- Public 2 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 86 miles from Ottawa
Carl Sandburg College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The campus is in Galesburg, a small city in western Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,374
Knox College
- Private 4 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 85 miles from Ottawa
Knox is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing and the sciences. The historic campus in Galesburg includes Old Main, site of an 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debate.
- SAT Range 1180-1440
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $25,709
Spoon River College
- Public 2 Year
- Canton, IL
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- 86 miles from Ottawa
Spoon River College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and agriculture. The campus is located in the small town of Canton in west-central Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,153