The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is 11.5 miles from Parks
No college sits inside Parks’ boundary, but the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s campus in Lafayette, with 13,378 students on campus, is 11.5 miles from the center of town, and Academy of Interactive Entertainment is 12.9 miles away in Lafayette. About 3% of Parks’ 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 Parks. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Parks
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Parks
Two private colleges within 14.3 miles, one public college within 11.5 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 Parks’ median household income ($86,458) 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 Parks: 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 Parks
Is Parks a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Parks residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is 11.5 miles away in Lafayette.
What colleges are near Parks?
Within 15 miles: the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (11.5 miles, 13,378 students on campus), Academy of Interactive Entertainment (12.9 miles, 113), South Louisiana Community College (13.3 miles, 5,210) and Remington College-Lafayette Campus (14.3 miles, 247).
What is the closest community college to Parks, and what does it cost?
Academy of Interactive Entertainment in Lafayette, 12.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $24,600 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $32,888, 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 Parks. 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 →