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Colleges in and near Bayou L'Ourse

Fletcher Technical Community College is 15 miles from Bayou L'Ourse

No college sits inside Bayou L'Ourse’s boundary, but Fletcher Technical Community College’s campus in Schriever, with 1,067 students on campus, is 15 miles from the center of town. About 0% of Bayou L'Ourse’s residents are enrolled in college, below Louisiana (6%).

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Bayou L'Ourse. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
1
1,067 students on campus
Nearest college
15 mi
Fletcher Technical
Residents in college
0%
Below LA (6%)
Nearest community college
15 mi
Fletcher Technical · $4,219 tuition
Nearest public university
16.4 mi
Nicholls State · $8,149 in-state
Median household income
$60K
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What stands out about college from Bayou L'Ourse

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Bayou L'Ourse

It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Bayou L'Ourse.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Bayou L'Ourse’s median household income ($60,219) falls.

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Fletcher TechnicalNicholls State
Nicholls State University54% graduate$45k earnings$23k typical debt
Fletcher Technical Community College30% graduate$32k earnings$10k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.

Questions about college near Bayou L'Ourse

Is Bayou L'Ourse a college town?

No. About 0 of every 100 Bayou L'Ourse residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Fletcher Technical Community College, is 15 miles away in Schriever.

What colleges are near Bayou L'Ourse?

Within 15 miles: Fletcher Technical Community College (15 miles, 1,067 students on campus).

What is the closest community college to Bayou L'Ourse, and what does it cost?

Fletcher Technical Community College in Schriever, 15 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,219 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $10,527, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Nicholls State University cost if we live in Louisiana?

Tuition and fees are $8,149 a year in-state and $9,242 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,714 (under $30,000 income) to $17,954 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bayou L'Ourse. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →