Bossier Parish Community College is 2.9 miles from Red Chute
No college sits inside Red Chute’s boundary, but Bossier Parish Community College’s campus in Bossier City, with 2,710 students on campus, is 2.9 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Red Chute’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 Red Chute. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Red Chute
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Red Chute
One private college within 9.1 miles, two public colleges within 11.2 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 $75–110k, where Red Chute’s median household income ($86,124) 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 Red Chute: 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 Red Chute
Is Red Chute a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Red Chute residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Bossier Parish Community College, is 2.9 miles away in Bossier City.
What colleges are near Red Chute?
Within 15 miles: Bossier Parish Community College (2.9 miles, 2,710 students on campus), Centenary College of Louisiana (9.1 miles, 648), Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport (10.6 miles, 995), Louisiana State University-Shreveport (11.2 miles, 1,974) and Southern University at Shreveport (13 miles, 2,365).
What is the closest community college to Red Chute, and what does it cost?
Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City, 2.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,283 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $10,706, 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 Red Chute. 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 →