Delta College of Arts & Technology is 4.4 miles from Monticello
No college sits inside Monticello’s boundary, but Delta College of Arts & Technology’s campus in Baton Rouge, with 288 students on campus, is 4.4 miles from the center of town, and Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus is 5.3 miles away in Baton Rouge. About 8% of Monticello’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 Monticello. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Monticello
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Monticello
Five private colleges within 8.5 miles, two public colleges within 9.5 miles, and two 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 $48–75k, where Monticello’s median household income ($70,441) 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 Monticello: 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: Delta College of Arts & Technology (2); Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus (12); Fortis College-Baton Rouge (4); Southern University and A & M College (2).
Questions about college near Monticello
Is Monticello a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Monticello residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Delta College of Arts & Technology, is 4.4 miles away in Baton Rouge.
What colleges are near Monticello?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (9.5 miles, 35,071 students on campus), Southern University and A & M College (9 miles, 7,190) and Baton Rouge Community College (6.2 miles, 4,640).
What is the closest community college to Monticello, and what does it cost?
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus in Baton Rouge, 5.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $15,837 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $23,003, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Southern University and A & M College cost if we live in Louisiana?
Tuition and fees are $9,922 a year in-state and $17,272 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $19,047 (under $30,000 income) to $26,069 (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 Monticello. 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 →