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Higher education in and near Précieux

Lycée Sainte Claire is 5.7 km from Précieux

No college sits inside the town; Lycée Sainte Claire is 5.7 km away in Sury-le-Comtal. 0 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Précieux: 0 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.

Within 25 km
39
9,896 students on these campuses
Nearest college
5.7 km
Lycée Sainte Claire
Students who study here
0
per 100 residents · France 4.3
Nearest BTS or prépa classes
5.7 km
Lycée Sainte Claire
Nearest university
21 km
Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne
Tuition fee
€178
a year for a licence, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Précieux

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

Every college

Colleges and universities within 25 km of Précieux

39 within 25 km: 2 universities, 21 other schools, 16 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.

8.3 km16.7 km25 kmSainte ClaireIFSI CH du ForezMFREO de Mornand en FoHilozahôtelier RENOUVEAUPrécieux
UniversityOther schoolBTS and prépa (lycée)
Lycée Sainte ClaireLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 5.7 km · Sury-le-Comtal87students2%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
IFSI CH du ForezSchool of higher education · Public · 7.3 km · Montbrison176students84%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Saint Paul ForezLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 7.5 km · Montbrison31students87%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
MFREO de Mornand en ForezLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 9.6 km · Mornand-en-Forez40students75%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
HilozaSchool of higher education · Private · 10 km · Andrézieux-Bouthéon63students65%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Francois Mauriac-ForezLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 11 km · Andrézieux-Bouthéon43students7%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée hôtelier RENOUVEAULycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 20 km · Saint-Genest-Lerpt73students48%women22%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Simone WeilLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 20 km · Saint-Priest-en-Jarez108students32%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Université Jean Monnet - Saint-EtienneUniversity · Public · 21 km · Saint-Priest-en-Jarez3,524students67%women59%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Tezenas du MontcelLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 23 km · Saint-Étienne250students58%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Ecole supérieure d'art et design de Saint-EtienneSchool of higher education · Public · 23 km · Saint-Étienne357students69%women42%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
ENSEIS Etablissement de la Loire - Ecole de formation sanitaire et socialeSchool of higher education · Private · 24 km · Firminy342students77%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.

And 27 smaller schools with 4,802 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 Précieux

How many students are in Précieux?

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

What colleges are near Précieux?

IFSI CH du Forez (7.3 km, 176 students); Ctr Form Prof Promo Agricoles de Montbrison - Precieux (7.5 km, 168 students); Lycée Simone Weil (20 km, 108 students); Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne (21 km, 3,524 students); Lycée Tezenas du Montcel (23 km, 250 students); Ecole supérieure d'art et design de Saint-Etienne (23 km, 357 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 Précieux. 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.