Nunez Community College (2,198 students on campus) is inside the town. About 7% of Chalmette’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Chalmette. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
13
40,960 students on campus
Nearest college
0.8 mi
Nunez
Residents in college
7%
About the same as LA (6%)
Nearest community college
0.8 mi
Nunez · $4,255 tuition
Nearest public university
7.1 mi
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
Median household income
$55K
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What stands out about college in Chalmette
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Family income
Starts at $48–75k, where Chalmette’s median household income ($54,904) 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 within 15 miles of Chalmette: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Tulane University of Louisiana86% graduate$63k earnings$20k typical debt
Delgado Community College24% graduate$33k earnings$20k typical debt
University of New Orleans38% graduate$48k earnings$19k typical debt
Loyola University New Orleans59% graduate$53k earnings$26k typical debt
Xavier University of Louisiana49% graduate$52k earnings$24k typical debt
Nunez Community College27% graduate$35k earnings$13k typical debt
Southern University at New Orleans13% graduate$34k earnings$31k 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Herzing University-New Orleans (11).
Majors
What students study in Chalmette
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Nunez Community College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Health professions 27%Engineering tech 24%Liberal arts 11%Construction trades 9%Personal & culinary services 9%Mechanics & repair 7%Everything else 13%
Biggest programs
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities50 graduates a year
$42k4 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians34 graduates a year
$74k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General21 graduates a year
$36k4 yrs out
Legal Support Services8 graduates a year
$47k4 yrs out
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Chalmette
Is Chalmette a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Chalmette residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The largest campus in the town, Nunez Community College, has 2,198 students on campus.
What colleges are in Chalmette?
Nunez Community College is inside the town.
What is the closest community college to Chalmette, and what does it cost?
Nunez Community College in Chalmette, 0.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,255 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $12,529, counts housing and food at full cost.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Chalmette. 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 →
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