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Higher education in and near Dechy

Dechy is home to IFSI La Croix-Rouge Française Dechy

IFSI La Croix-Rouge Française Dechy (417 students) is inside Dechy; the nearest university is Université d'Artois in Lens, 23 km away. 417 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Dechy: 8 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.

Within 25 km
50
13,077 students on these campuses
Nearest college
1.4 km
Lycée Arthur Rimbaud
Students who study here
8
per 100 residents · France 4.3
Nearest BTS or prépa classes
1.4 km
Lycée Arthur Rimbaud
Nearest university
4.2 km
Université de Lille
Tuition fee
€178
a year for a licence, 2026–27

What stands out about college in Dechy

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

Every college

Colleges and universities within 25 km of Dechy

50 within 25 km: 5 universities, 19 other schools, 26 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.

8.3 km16.7 km25 kmArthur RimbaudSaint-Jeande la Nature et des Biprofessionnel Pierre-JLouis PasteurDechy
UniversityOther schoolBTS and prépa (lycée)
Lycée Arthur RimbaudLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 1.4 km · Sin-le-Noble151students58%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
IFSI La Croix-Rouge Française DechySchool of higher education · Private · in Dechy417students83%women46%got an offerStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Saint-JeanLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 3.6 km · Douai303students37%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Deforest De LewardeLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 4 km · Douai131students42%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Albert ChateletLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 4.1 km · Douai442students48%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Université de LilleUniversity · Public · 4.2 km · Douai232students82%women100%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Université d'Artois, Université d'Artois - Site de DouaiUniversity · Public · 4.3 km · Douai1,431students71%women18%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Jean-Baptiste CorotLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 4.4 km · Douai191students63%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Elisa LEMONNIERLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 5.1 km · Douai237students3%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée de la Nature et des Biotechnologies, Douai Bio Tech'Lycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 6.2 km · Douai99students46%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée professionnel Pierre-Joseph LaurentLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 10 km · Aniche30students97%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Louis PasteurLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 11 km · Somain58students59%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.

And 38 smaller schools with 9,355 students in all.

Getting in

How hard is it to get in?

Each course in Dechy on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.

CoursePlacesApplicantsGot an offer
D.E Infirmier
IFSI La Croix-Rouge Française Dechy
1143,744 46%
What students study

At which level?

The 417 students enrolled in Dechy, by year of study (autumn 2025).

1st year 57%2nd year 28%3rd year (licence, BUT) 15%
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 Dechy

How many students are in Dechy?

417 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Dechy (autumn 2025): about 8 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.

What colleges are in Dechy?

IFSI La Croix-Rouge Française Dechy (417 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 Dechy. 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.