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Higher education in and near La Grand-Croix

La Grand-Croix is home to Etiic

No college sits inside the town; Etiic is 0 km away in La Grand-Croix. 67 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in La Grand-Croix: 1 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.

Within 25 km
51
29,327 students on these campuses
Nearest college
in La Grand-Croix
Etiic
Students who study here
1
per 100 residents · France 4.3
Nearest BTS or prépa classes
4.7 km
Lycée Georges Brassens
Nearest university
15 km
Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne
Tuition fee
€178
a year for a licence, 2026–27

What stands out about college in La Grand-Croix

Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 25 km of La Grand-Croix

51 within 25 km: 4 universities, 28 other schools, 19 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.

8.3 km16.7 km25 kmGeorges BrassensClaude LeboisCentrale LyonJean Monnet - Saint-EtEcole supérieure d'artLa Grand-Croix
UniversityOther schoolBTS and prépa (lycée)
Lycée Georges BrassensLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 4.7 km · Rive-de-Gier139students14%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Claude LeboisLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 5.6 km · Saint-Chamond54students24%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
IFSI St ChamondSchool of higher education · Public · 5.6 km · Saint-Chamond255students77%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Centrale LyonSchool of higher education · Public · 14 km · Saint-Étienne1,072students21%women52%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Jean MonnetLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 15 km · Saint-Étienne357students53%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Etienne MimardLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 15 km · Saint-Étienne279students9%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Université Jean Monnet - Saint-EtienneUniversity · Public · 15 km · Saint-Priest-en-Jarez3,524students67%women59%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Ecole supérieure d'art et design de Saint-EtienneSchool of higher education · Public · 15 km · Saint-Étienne357students69%women42%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Ecole des Mines de Saint-EtienneSchool of higher education · Public · 15 km · Saint-Étienne2,126students22%women67%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Claude FaurielLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 15 km · Saint-Étienne575students40%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Ecole supérieure de commerce privée EKLYA School of Business Saint-EtienneSchool of higher education · Private · 15 km · Saint-Étienne138students51%women47%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Ecole supérieure de commerce privée EKLYA School of Business Saint-EtienneSchool of higher education · Private · 15 km · Saint-Étienne30students57%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.

And 39 smaller schools with 20,421 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 La Grand-Croix

How many students are in La Grand-Croix?

67 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in La Grand-Croix (autumn 2025): about 1 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.

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 La Grand-Croix. 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.