Photo: Public domain · Public domainRemington College-Lafayette Campus is 3.7 miles from Milton
No college sits inside Milton’s boundary, but Remington College-Lafayette Campus’s campus in Lafayette, with 247 students on campus, is 3.7 miles from the center of town. About 0% of Milton’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 Milton. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Milton
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Milton
Two private colleges within 7.5 miles, one public college within 7.4 miles, and three community colleges.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Milton’s median household income ($105,625) 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 within 15 miles of Milton: 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: Remington College-Lafayette Campus (12).
Questions about college near Milton
Is Milton a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Milton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Remington College-Lafayette Campus, is 3.7 miles away in Lafayette.
What colleges are near Milton?
Within 15 miles: Remington College-Lafayette Campus (3.7 miles, 247 students on campus), South Louisiana Community College (7.3 miles, 5,210), the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (7.4 miles, 13,378) and Academy of Interactive Entertainment (7.5 miles, 113).
What is the closest community college to Milton, and what does it cost?
Remington College-Lafayette Campus in Lafayette, 3.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $16,312 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $29,592, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Louisiana at Lafayette cost if we live in Louisiana?
Tuition and fees are $10,418 a year in-state and $24,146 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,157 (under $30,000 income) to $18,562 (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 Milton. 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 →