Photo: Robert Jones · CC BY-SA 4.0Delta College of Arts & Technology is 12.4 miles from Watson
No college sits inside Watson’s boundary, but Delta College of Arts & Technology’s campus in Baton Rouge, with 288 students on campus, is 12.4 miles from the center of town, and Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus is 12.8 miles away in Baton Rouge. About 9% of Watson’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 Watson. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Watson
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Watson
Three private colleges within 14.9 miles, one public college within 14.7 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 Watson’s median household income ($96,780) 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 Watson: 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); Southern University and A & M College (2).
Questions about college near Watson
Is Watson a college town?
No. About 9 of every 100 Watson residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Delta College of Arts & Technology, is 12.4 miles away in Baton Rouge.
What colleges are near Watson?
Within 15 miles: Delta College of Arts & Technology (12.4 miles, 288 students on campus), Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus (12.8 miles, 138), Baton Rouge Community College (14.2 miles, 4,640), Southern University and A & M College (14.7 miles, 7,190) and ITI Technical College (14.9 miles, 513).
What is the closest community college to Watson, and what does it cost?
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus in Baton Rouge, 12.8 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 Watson. 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 →