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Colleges in and near Provo Township

Provo Township is a college town: 40 of every 100 residents are students

No college sits inside Provo Township’s boundary, but Chadron State College’s campus in Chadron, with 1,081 students on campus, is 50.5 miles from the center of town, and Western Dakota Technical College is 71.7 miles away in Rapid City. Across South Dakota, 5 of every 100 residents are enrolled in college.

College town40% of residents are students

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 Provo Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
0
none; nearest 50.5 mi
Nearest college
50.5 mi
Chadron State College
Residents in college
40%
About the same as SD (5%)
Nearest community college
71.7 mi
Western Dakota Technical College · $8,294 tuition
Nearest public university
71 mi
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · $10,500 in-state
Median household income
—
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Provo Township

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

A college town40 of every 100 Provo Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.A college 50.5 miles awayChadron State College has 1,081 students on campus in Chadron, 50% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyLiving in South Dakota, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology charges $10,500 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $14,900. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 71.7 miles awayWestern Dakota Technical College in Rapid City: tuition and fees $8,294 a year for South Dakota residents.
Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Provo Township

How much the colleges shape the town, from the Census Bureau’s survey of residents.

40 of every 100 Provo Township residents are in college (SD: 5).

2college students live in Provo Township households rather than dorms
100%of homes rented · SD 31%
Cost of livingHome prices and rentSafetyCrime reported to the FBIHealthCDC estimatesJobs & incomeIncome, jobs, getting aroundHandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

How students change Provo Township’s other numbers

Read the town’s other grades with this in mind. How TownRatings handles college towns →

Jobs & income

Students who live off campus count in the Census poverty figures: 100.0% of Provo Township residents are below the poverty line, 100.0% when college students are left out (that estimate could be off by 0 points either way). 100% of the students themselves are below the line. In college towns, the Jobs & income grade uses the rate without students and leaves unemployment out.

Cost of living

The Cost grade leaves out the share of renters paying 30% or more of income on rent wherever students are a quarter of residents or more (40% here): it would mostly measure student incomes.

Safety

Crime is counted per resident, and students who live here count as residents. A college with its own police department reports its incidents under that department, not the city.

Nearest college

The nearest college to Provo Township

All 0 are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Provo Township.

10 mi20 mi30 mi40 mi50 mi60 miChadron State CollegeProvo Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Chadron State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,081 on campus · 50.5 mi · Chadron, NE · mostly online$13knet price50%graduate$47kearnings51% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.

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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Provo Township.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology71 mi · Rapid City · sticker $25,385$15,348a 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 →South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology53% graduate$72k earnings$27k 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 Provo Township

Is Provo Township a college town?

Yes. 40 of every 100 Provo Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), against 5 across South Dakota. The nearest campus, Chadron State College, is 50.5 miles away in Chadron.

What colleges are near Provo Township?

Within 15 miles: .

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

Western Dakota Technical College in Rapid City, 71.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $8,294 a year for South Dakota residents; the federal net price, $12,670, counts housing and food at full cost.

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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 Provo 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 →