Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY 4.0Lake Tahoe Community College is 9.9 miles from Logan Creek
No college sits inside Logan Creek’s boundary, but Lake Tahoe Community College’s campus in South Lake Tahoe, with 1,994 students on campus, is 9.9 miles from the center of town, and Western Nevada College is 11 miles away in Carson City. About 0% of Logan Creek’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nevada (5%).
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 Logan Creek. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Logan Creek
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Logan Creek
Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Logan Creek.
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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Logan Creek.
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 Logan Creek: 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 Logan Creek
Is Logan Creek a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Logan Creek residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Nevada (5). The nearest campus, Lake Tahoe Community College, is 9.9 miles away in South Lake Tahoe.
What colleges are near Logan Creek?
Within 15 miles: Lake Tahoe Community College (9.9 miles, 1,994 students on campus) and Western Nevada College (11 miles, 3,160).
What is the closest community college to Logan Creek, and what does it cost?
Western Nevada College in Carson City, 11 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,168 a year for Nevada residents; the federal net price, $12,732, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Western Nevada College cost if we live in Nevada?
Tuition and fees are $4,168 a year in-state and $12,834 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,678 (under $30,000 income) to $13,645 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Logan Creek. 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 →