Louisiana Christian University is 11.7 miles from Pollock
No college sits inside Pollock’s boundary, but Louisiana Christian University’s campus in Pineville, with 769 students on campus, is 11.7 miles from the center of town, and Central Louisiana Technical Community College is 12.7 miles away in Alexandria. About 2% of Pollock’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 Pollock. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Pollock
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Pollock
One private college within 11.7 miles, and Central Louisiana Technical Community College 12.7 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Louisiana Tech University, is 72.5 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 $30–48k, where Pollock’s median household income ($34,583) 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.
Questions about college near Pollock
Is Pollock a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Pollock residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Louisiana Christian University, is 11.7 miles away in Pineville.
What colleges are near Pollock?
Within 15 miles: Louisiana Christian University (11.7 miles, 769 students on campus) and Central Louisiana Technical Community College (12.7 miles, 1,011).
What is the closest community college to Pollock, and what does it cost?
Central Louisiana Technical Community College in Alexandria, 12.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,099 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $5,702, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Louisiana Tech University cost if we live in Louisiana?
Tuition and fees are $10,125 a year in-state and $16,866 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,676 (under $30,000 income) to $16,207 (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 Pollock. 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 →