Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building · Photo: Nikkipellet101 · CC BY-SA 3.0Louisiana State University-Alexandria is 6.3 miles from Woodworth
No college sits inside Woodworth’s boundary, but Louisiana State University-Alexandria’s campus in Alexandria, with 2,120 students on campus, is 6.3 miles from the center of town, and Central Louisiana Technical Community College is 10.4 miles away in Alexandria. About 8% of Woodworth’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 Woodworth. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Woodworth
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Woodworth
Two private colleges within 11.8 miles, one public college within 6.3 miles, and Central Louisiana Technical Community College 10.4 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is 72.8 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 $75–110k, where Woodworth’s median household income ($84,500) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Blue Cliff College-Alexandria (4).
Questions about college near Woodworth
Is Woodworth a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Woodworth residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The nearest campus, Louisiana State University-Alexandria, is 6.3 miles away in Alexandria.
What colleges are near Woodworth?
Within 15 miles: Louisiana State University-Alexandria (6.3 miles, 2,120 students on campus), Blue Cliff College-Alexandria (7.6 miles, 287), Central Louisiana Technical Community College (10.4 miles, 1,011) and Louisiana Christian University (11.8 miles, 769).
What is the closest community college to Woodworth, and what does it cost?
Central Louisiana Technical Community College in Alexandria, 10.4 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 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 Woodworth. 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 →