Photo: Fotograf unbekannt, Edition Girond, Firminy. · Public domainFirminy is home to ENSEIS Etablissement de la Loire - Ecole de formation sanitaire et sociale
ENSEIS Etablissement de la Loire - Ecole de formation sanitaire et sociale (342 students) and Lycée Albert Camus (104 students) are inside Firminy; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne, 9.2 km away in Saint-Étienne.
What stands out about college in Firminy
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Firminy
45 within 25 km: 3 universities, 26 other schools, 16 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 33 smaller schools with 10,879 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Firminy on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCIL - Secrétariat médical Lycée Albert Camus | 15 | 178 | 34% |
| D.E Educateur Spécialisé ENSEIS Etablissement de la Loire - Ecole de formation sanitaire et sociale | 34 | 222 | 38% |
| BTS - Services - Services et prestations des secteurs sanitaire et social Lycée Albert Camus | 24 | 451 | 39% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Albert Camus | 35 | 753 | 44% |
| D.E Educateur de Jeunes Enfants ENSEIS Etablissement de la Loire - Ecole de formation sanitaire et sociale | 21 | 126 | 48% |
| D.E Assistant de Service Social ENSEIS Etablissement de la Loire - Ecole de formation sanitaire et sociale | 32 | 111 | 73% |
At which level?
The 446 students enrolled in Firminy, by year of study (autumn 2025).
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 Firminy
How many students are in Firminy?
466 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Firminy (autumn 2025): about 3 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Firminy?
ENSEIS Etablissement de la Loire - Ecole de formation sanitaire et sociale (342 students); Lycée Albert Camus (104 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.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Firminy. 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.