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Higher education in and near Le Thou

Cipecma is 12 km from Le Thou

No college sits inside the town; Cipecma is 12 km away in Châtelaillon-Plage. 0 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Le Thou: 0 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.

Within 25 km
25
14,360 students on these campuses
Nearest college
12 km
Cipecma
Students who study here
0
per 100 residents · France 4.3
Nearest BTS or prépa classes
16 km
Lycée Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Nearest university
19 km
La Rochelle Université
Tuition fee
€178
a year for a licence, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Le Thou

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 25 km of Le Thou

25 within 25 km: 2 universities, 12 other schools, 11 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.

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UniversityOther schoolBTS and prépa (lycée)
CipecmaSchool of higher education · Private · 12 km · Châtelaillon-Plage330students58%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Maurice Merleau-PontyLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 16 km · Rochefort99students40%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Marcel DassaultLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 16 km · Rochefort60students8%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
IFSI RochefortSchool of higher education · Public · 16 km · Rochefort167students75%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Rochefort Poitou CharentesSchool of higher education · Private · 16 km · Rochefort61students48%women80%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée professionnel Pierre DorioleLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 17 km · La Rochelle57students54%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée René-Josué ValinLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 18 km · La Rochelle92students79%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée professionnel Gilles JamainLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 18 km · Rochefort40students95%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
EIGSI La RochelleSchool of higher education · Private · 18 km · La Rochelle964students18%women53%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
IFSI CH La RochelleSchool of higher education · Public · 18 km · La Rochelle337students80%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Excelia GroupSchool of higher education · Private · 18 km · La Rochelle2,461students50%women58%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
La Rochelle UniversitéUniversity · Public · 19 km · La Rochelle7,605students56%women26%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.

And 13 smaller schools with 2,087 students in all.

What it costs

What would you pay?

Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.

Questions about college near Le Thou

How many students are in Le Thou?

0 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Le Thou (autumn 2025): about 0 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.

What colleges are near Le Thou?

Cipecma (12 km, 330 students); Isme la Rochelle (15 km, 132 students); IFSI Rochefort (16 km, 167 students); Alternance Sud Atlantique - Gr (16 km, 132 students); EIGSI La Rochelle (18 km, 964 students); IFSI CH La Rochelle (18 km, 337 students).

What does university cost here?

Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.

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Higher education: the Ministry of Higher Education’s Atlas régional des effectifs étudiants (students enrolled at each institution in each commune, autumn 2025, the BTS and prépa classes in lycées included), Principaux établissements and Parcoursup 2025 (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Students are counted where they study, not where they live. Straight-line distances from the center of Le Thou. Colleges are described, not graded; the Student town label marks communes where 15 or more students study for every 100 residents. Fees: the national arrêté, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.