Photo: OzarksRazorback · CC BY-SA 4.0Chamberlain University-Louisiana is 12.1 miles from Destrehan
No college sits inside Destrehan’s boundary, but Chamberlain University-Louisiana’s campus in Jefferson, with 498 students on campus, is 12.1 miles from the center of town, and Delgado Community College is 15 miles away in New Orleans. About 4% of Destrehan’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 Destrehan. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Destrehan
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Destrehan
Five private colleges within 14.8 miles, and Delgado Community College 15 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, is 16.3 miles away.
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 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.
Starts at $75–110k, where Destrehan’s median household income ($90,509) 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.
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.
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).
Questions about college near Destrehan
Is Destrehan a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Destrehan residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Chamberlain University-Louisiana, is 12.1 miles away in Jefferson.
What colleges are near Destrehan?
Within 15 miles: Chamberlain University-Louisiana (12.1 miles, 498 students on campus), Herzing University-New Orleans (12.3 miles, 127), Tulane University of Louisiana (14.1 miles, 11,335), Loyola University New Orleans (14.2 miles, 3,769), Xavier University of Louisiana (14.8 miles, 3,067) and Delgado Community College (15 miles, 6,925).
What is the closest community college to Destrehan, and what does it cost?
Delgado Community College in New Orleans, 15 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,279 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $9,747, counts housing and food at full cost.
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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 Destrehan. 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 →