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Colleges in and near Hart Lake Township

Leech Lake Tribal College is 8.3 miles from Hart Lake Township

No college sits inside Hart Lake Township’s boundary, but Leech Lake Tribal College’s campus in Cass Lake, with 242 students on campus, is 8.3 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Hart Lake Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota (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 Hart Lake Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
2
675 students on campus
Nearest college
8.3 mi
Leech Lake Tribal College
Residents in college
4%
About the same as MN (6%)
Nearest community college
8.3 mi
Leech Lake Tribal College · $4,850 tuition
Nearest public university
15.5 mi
Bemidji State · $10,237 in-state
Median household income
$89K
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What stands out about college from Hart Lake Township

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 8.3 miles awayLeech Lake Tribal College has 242 students on campus in Cass Lake, 19% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Bemidji StateLiving in Minnesota, Bemidji State University charges $10,237 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.Students are 4% of residentsAbout the same as Minnesota (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Hart Lake Township

Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Hart Lake Township.

5 mi10 mi15 miNorthwest Technical CollegeLeech Lake Tribal CollegeHart Lake Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCommunity college · Public · 242 on campus · 8.3 mi · Cass Lake$13knet price19%graduateTuition and fees: $4,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Northwest Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 433 on campus · 13.3 mi · Bemidji · mostly online$11knet price50%graduate$43kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $6,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Hart Lake Township’s median household income ($88,750) falls.

Leech Lake Tribal College8.3 mi · Cass Lake · sticker $16,717 · tuition $4,850$12,109a year
Northwest Technical College13.3 mi · Bemidji · mostly online · sticker $16,905 · tuition $6,254$13,654a year
Bemidji State University15.5 mi · Bemidji · sticker $22,744$15,857a year

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.

Outcomes

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.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Northwest Technical CollegeBemidji State
Bemidji State University48% graduate$54k earnings$20k typical debt
Northwest Technical College50% graduate$43k earnings$15k typical debt

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 Hart Lake Township

Is Hart Lake Township a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Hart Lake Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Minnesota (6). The nearest campus, Leech Lake Tribal College, is 8.3 miles away in Cass Lake.

What colleges are near Hart Lake Township?

Within 15 miles: Leech Lake Tribal College (8.3 miles, 242 students on campus) and Northwest Technical College (13.3 miles, 433).

What is the closest community college to Hart Lake Township, and what does it cost?

Leech Lake Tribal College in Cass Lake, 8.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,850 a year for Minnesota residents; the federal net price, $13,115, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Bemidji State University cost if we live in Minnesota?

Tuition and fees are $10,237 a year in-state and $10,237 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,073 (under $30,000 income) to $19,940 (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 Hart Lake Township. 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 →