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Colleges in and near Bridge City

Lamar State College-Orange is 7.7 miles from Bridge City

No college sits inside Bridge City’s boundary, but Lamar State College-Orange’s campus in Orange, with 2,238 students on campus, is 7.7 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Bridge City’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas (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 Bridge City. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
4
16,132 students on campus
Nearest college
7.7 mi
Lamar State College-Orange
Residents in college
4%
About the same as TX (6%)
Nearest community college
7.7 mi
Lamar State College-Orange · $3,540 tuition
Nearest public university
75 mi
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Median household income
$89K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Bridge City

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

A community college 7.7 miles awayLamar State College-Orange has 2,238 students on campus in Orange, 37% of whom graduate within three years.Students are 4% of residentsAbout the same as Texas (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Bridge City

All 4 are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Bridge City.

5 mi10 mi15 miLamar UniversityLamar State College-Port ArthurBridge City
University or collegeCommunity college
Lamar State College-OrangeCommunity college · Public · 2,238 on campus · 7.7 mi · Orange$2knet price37%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $3,540 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Lamar State College-Port ArthurCommunity college · Public · 3,199 on campus · 11.6 mi · Port Arthur$3knet price45%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $1,770 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Lamar UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 6,879 on campus · 13.9 mi · Beaumont · mostly online86%admitted$9knet price37%graduate$50kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Lamar Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Public · 3,816 on campus · 14.2 mi · Beaumont$14knet price31%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $2,844 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 Bridge City’s median household income ($88,958) falls.

Lamar State College-Orange7.7 mi · Orange · sticker $7,264 · tuition $3,540$4,534a year
Lamar State College-Port Arthur11.6 mi · Port Arthur · sticker $10,754 · tuition $1,770$9,110a year
Lamar University13.9 mi · Beaumont · mostly online · sticker $22,254$13,689a year
Lamar Institute of Technology14.2 mi · Beaumont · sticker $19,245 · tuition $2,844$17,451a 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 →Lamar State College-OrangeLamar State College-Port ArthurLamar UniversityLamar Institute of Technology
Lamar University37% graduate$50k earnings$21k typical debt
Lamar Institute of Technology31% graduate$39k earnings$13k typical debt
Lamar State College-Port Arthur45% graduate$37k earnings$13k typical debt
Lamar State College-Orange37% graduate$37k earnings$11k 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 Bridge City

Is Bridge City a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Bridge City residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, Lamar State College-Orange, is 7.7 miles away in Orange.

What colleges are near Bridge City?

Within 15 miles: Lamar State College-Orange (7.7 miles, 2,238 students on campus), Lamar State College-Port Arthur (11.6 miles, 3,199), Lamar University (13.9 miles, 6,879) and Lamar Institute of Technology (14.2 miles, 3,816).

What is the closest community college to Bridge City, and what does it cost?

Lamar State College-Orange in Orange, 7.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,540 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $1,655, 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 Bridge City. 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 →