Colleges Near Lake Charles
2 colleges are in Lake Charles, and 95 total within 200 miles enrolling 759,127 students.
McNeese State University is the nearest college in Lake Charles. Lake Charles (pop. 71,993) is in Louisiana.
Rice University in Houston, Texas ranks #9 nationally. Lamar State College Port Arthur in Port Arthur has the lowest tuition at $1,770 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Lake Charles. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Lake Charles. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Lake Charles.
Remington College Shreveport Campus
- Private 2 Year
- Shreveport, LA
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- 156 miles from Lake Charles
Remington College is a private career college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, healthcare, and business. Most students commute to the Shreveport campus for career-oriented associate degrees and certificates.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $30,104
Centenary College of Louisiana
- Private 4 Year
- Shreveport, LA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 160 miles from Lake Charles
Centenary is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The residential campus in Shreveport is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
- SAT Range 1060-1210
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $25,953
Bossier Parish Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bossier City, LA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 163 miles from Lake Charles
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and cyber technology programs. Most students commute to the Bossier City campus in the Shreveport metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.44
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,992
Grambling State University
- Public 4 Year
- Grambling, LA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 163 miles from Lake Charles
Grambling is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and criminal justice. The residential campus is in the small town of Grambling in northern Louisiana.
- SAT Range 920-1080
- Avg GPA 3.01
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $17,018
Louisiana Tech University
- Public 4 Year
- Ruston, LA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 164 miles from Lake Charles
Louisiana Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. Ruston is a college town in northern Louisiana built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1100-1310
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $12,325
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Minden, LA
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- 165 miles from Lake Charles
A public technical community college known for undergraduate programs in practical nursing and industrial technology. The campus is located in Minden in northwest Louisiana.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,911
Southeastern Louisiana University
- Public 4 Year
- Hammond, LA
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- 165 miles from Lake Charles
Southeastern Louisiana is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus is in Hammond, a smaller city between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $13,116
Southern University at Shreveport
- Public 2 Year
- Shreveport, LA
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- 166 miles from Lake Charles
Southern University at Shreveport is a public two-year HBCU community college known for associate programs in nursing and allied health. The urban campus serves commuting students in Shreveport.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,832
Prairie View A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Prairie View, TX
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 166 miles from Lake Charles
Prairie View A&M is a public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and agriculture. The small-town campus sits northwest of Houston in Prairie View.
- SAT Range 860-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $14,448
Alcorn State University
- Public 4 Year
- Alcorn State, MS
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 169 miles from Lake Charles
Alcorn State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, nursing, and biology. The rural campus sits in southwestern Mississippi.
- SAT Range 670-998
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $12,376
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Jacksonville, TX
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- 172 miles from Lake Charles
A private Baptist theological seminary known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry. The Jacksonville campus trains students for ministry in the Baptist Missionary Association of America.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 29%
- Net Price -
Jacksonville College Main Campus
- Private 2 Year
- Jacksonville, TX
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- 173 miles from Lake Charles
Jacksonville College is a private Baptist junior college offering associate degrees and transfer programs. The small campus is set in the East Texas town of Jacksonville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,754
University of Louisiana at Monroe
- Public 4 Year
- Monroe, LA
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- 174 miles from Lake Charles
ULM is a public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and health sciences. The campus borders Bayou DeSiard in Monroe.
- SAT Range 1160-1360
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $13,648
Miller Motte College McCann Monroe
- Private 2 Year
- Monroe, LA
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- 173 miles from Lake Charles
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,773
Louisiana Delta Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Monroe, LA
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- 173 miles from Lake Charles
Louisiana Delta is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs such as nursing and industrial technology. The main campus sits in Monroe in northeast Louisiana.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.41
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,102
Wiley University
- Private 4 Year
- Marshall, TX
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 175 miles from Lake Charles
Wiley is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in education, business, and the liberal arts. The campus is in the East Texas city of Marshall.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.53
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,149
East Texas Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Marshall, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 177 miles from Lake Charles
East Texas Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and Christian ministry. The residential campus is in the East Texas city of Marshall.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $25,092
Kilgore College
- Public 2 Year
- Kilgore, TX
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- 179 miles from Lake Charles
Kilgore College is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical certificates. The East Texas campus is home to the Rangerettes, the world's first precision drill team.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,755