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Colleges in and near Pike Bay Township

Pike Bay Township is home to Leech Lake Tribal College

Leech Lake Tribal College (242 students on campus) is inside the town. About 3% of Pike Bay Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Pike Bay Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
3
3,115 students on campus
Nearest college
3.1 mi
Leech Lake Tribal College
Residents in college
3%
Below MN (6%)
Nearest community college
3.1 mi
Leech Lake Tribal College · $4,850 tuition
Nearest public university
14.9 mi
Bemidji State · $10,237 in-state
Median household income
$73K
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What stands out about college in Pike Bay Township

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

A community college in Pike Bay TownshipLeech Lake Tribal College has 242 students on campus in Pike Bay Township, 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 3% of residentsBelow Minnesota (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Pike Bay Township

All 3 are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Pike Bay Township.

5 mi10 mi15 miBemidji StateNorthwest Technical CollegeLeech Lake Tribal CollegePike Bay Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCommunity college · Public · 242 on campus · In Pike Bay Township$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 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.Bemidji State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 2,440 on campus · 14.9 mi · Bemidji56%admitted$15knet price48%graduate$54kearnings

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. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Pike Bay Township’s median household income ($72,750) falls.

Northwest Technical College13 mi · Bemidji · mostly online · sticker $16,905 · tuition $6,254$10,641a year
Bemidji State University14.9 mi · Bemidji · sticker $22,744$12,201a year
Leech Lake Tribal CollegeIn Pike Bay Township · sticker $16,717 · tuition $4,850—a 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 within 15 miles of Pike Bay Township: 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.

Majors

What students study in Pike Bay Township

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Leech Lake Tribal College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Liberal arts 38%Construction trades 24%Business 19%Public safety 16%Area & ethnic studies 3%Everything else -0%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities15 graduates a year
$45k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Pike Bay Township

Is Pike Bay Township a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 Pike Bay Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Minnesota (6). The largest campus in the town, Leech Lake Tribal College, has 242 students on campus.

What colleges are in Pike Bay Township?

Leech Lake Tribal College is inside the town.

What is the closest community college to Pike Bay Township, and what does it cost?

Leech Lake Tribal College in Cass Lake, 3.1 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 Pike Bay 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 →