Broward College is 2.6 miles from Lazy Lake
No college sits inside Lazy Lake’s boundary, but Broward College’s campus in Fort Lauderdale, with 20,921 students on campus, is 2.6 miles from the center of town. About 0% of Lazy Lake’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida (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 Lazy Lake. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lazy Lake
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lazy Lake
12 private colleges within 13.2 miles, and Broward College 2.6 miles away.
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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Lazy Lake.
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 Lazy Lake: 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.
Questions about college near Lazy Lake
Is Lazy Lake a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Lazy Lake residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Florida (6). The nearest campus, Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale, is 2.3 miles away in Fort Lauderdale.
What colleges are near Lazy Lake?
13 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Broward College (2.6 miles, 20,921 students on campus), Nova Southeastern University (8.3 miles, 15,478) and Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (2.3 miles, 10,207).
What is the closest community college to Lazy Lake, and what does it cost?
Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, 2.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,830 a year for Florida residents; the federal net price, $14,506, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Broward College cost if we live in Florida?
Tuition and fees are $2,830 a year in-state and $8,952 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,467 (under $30,000 income) to $20,368 (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 Lazy Lake. 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 →