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Higher education in and near Lay

Ctr Form Prof Promo Agricoles de Roanne is 12 km from Lay

No college sits inside the town; Ctr Form Prof Promo Agricoles de Roanne is 12 km away in Perreux. 0 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Lay: 0 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.

Within 25 km
10
2,436 students on these campuses
Nearest college
12 km
Ctr Form Prof Promo Agricoles de Roanne
Students who study here
0
per 100 residents · France 4.3
Nearest BTS or prépa classes
15 km
Lycée Albert Thomas
Nearest university
15 km
IUT de Roanne
Tuition fee
€178
a year for a licence, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Lay

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

Every college

Colleges and universities within 25 km of Lay

10 within 25 km: 1 university, 5 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.

8.3 km16.7 km25 kmAlbert Thomasagricole de RessinsCfai Lda MablyLay
UniversityOther schoolBTS and prépa (lycée)
Lycée Albert ThomasLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 15 km · Roanne147students54%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
IFSI du CH de RoanneSchool of higher education · Public · 15 km · Roanne224students87%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée CarnotLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 15 km · Roanne74students7%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
IUT de Roanne (Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne)University · Public · 15 km · Roanne1,573students37%women15%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Sainte AnneLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 15 km · Roanne106students61%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée agricole de RessinsLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 16 km · Nandax124students35%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Cfai Lda MablySchool of higher education · Private · 18 km · Mably34students3%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.

And 3 smaller schools with 154 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 Lay

How many students are in Lay?

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

What colleges are near Lay?

Lycée Albert Thomas (15 km, 147 students); IFSI du CH de Roanne (15 km, 224 students); IUT de Roanne (Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne) (15 km, 1,573 students); Lycée Sainte Anne (15 km, 106 students); Lycée agricole de Ressins (16 km, 124 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 Lay. 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.