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Colleges in and near Lake Worth

The University of North Texas Health Science Center is 5.6 miles from Lake Worth

No college sits inside Lake Worth’s boundary, but the University of North Texas Health Science Center’s campus in Fort Worth, with 1,975 students on campus, is 5.6 miles from the center of town, and Tarrant County College District is 6.6 miles away in Fort Worth. About 1% of Lake Worth’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Lake Worth. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
7
54,226 students on campus
Nearest college
5.6 mi
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Residents in college
1%
Below TX (6%)
Nearest community college
6.6 mi
Tarrant County College District · $1,863 tuition
Nearest public university
5.6 mi
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Median household income
$82K
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What stands out about college from Lake Worth

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

A university 5.6 miles awayThe University of North Texas Health Science Center has 1,975 students on campus in Fort Worth.A community college 6.6 miles awayTarrant County College District in Fort Worth: tuition and fees $1,863 a year for Texas residents.Students are 1% of residentsBelow Texas (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Lake Worth

Five private colleges within 11.3 miles, one public college within 5.6 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTarrant County College DistrictTexas Christian UniversityTexas Wesleyan UniversityLake Worth
University or collegeCommunity college
University of North Texas Health Science CenterUniversity or college · Public · 1,975 on campus · 5.6 mi · Fort Worth$94kearningsTarrant County College DistrictCommunity college · Public · 35,078 on campus · 6.6 mi · Fort Worth$4knet price34%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $1,863 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The College of Health Care Professions-Fort WorthUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,025 on campus · 6.9 mi · Fort Worth$28knet price70%graduate$33kearningsEarnings are reported for all 7 campuses that file with it.Texas Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,462 on campus · 8.1 mi · Fort Worth44%admitted$37knet price86%graduate$68kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.The Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,351 on campus · 10.3 mi · Fort Worth · mostly online58%admitted28%graduate51% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Texas Wesleyan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,171 on campus · 10.4 mi · Fort Worth69%admitted$24knet price32%graduate$54kearningsRemington College-Fort Worth CampusCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 164 on campus · 11.3 mi · North Richland Hills$26knet price45%graduate$31kearningsTuition and fees: $16,071 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 12 campuses that file with it.

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 $75–110k, where Lake Worth’s median household income ($81,910) falls.

Tarrant County College District6.6 mi · Fort Worth · sticker $11,130 · tuition $1,863$7,299a year
Remington College-Fort Worth Campus11.3 mi · North Richland Hills · sticker $31,669 · tuition $16,071$27,386a year
Texas Wesleyan University10.4 mi · Fort Worth · sticker $57,451$27,699a year
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth6.9 mi · Fort Worth · sticker $32,819$31,050a year
Texas Christian University8.1 mi · Fort Worth · sticker $76,604$34,990a 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 Lake Worth: 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 →Tarrant County College DistrictThe College of Health Care Professions-Fort WorthTexas Christian UniversityTexas Wesleyan UniversityRemington College-Fort Worth Campus
Tarrant County College District34% graduate$43k earnings$9k typical debt
Texas Christian University86% graduate$68k earnings*$22k typical debt
Texas Wesleyan University32% graduate$54k earnings$23k typical debt
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth70% graduate$33k earnings*$10k typical debt
Remington College-Fort Worth Campus45% graduate$31k earnings*$13k 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth (7); Texas Christian University (2); Remington College-Fort Worth Campus (12).

Questions about college near Lake Worth

Is Lake Worth a college town?

No. About 1 of every 100 Lake Worth residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Texas (6). The nearest campus, the University of North Texas Health Science Center, is 5.6 miles away in Fort Worth.

What colleges are near Lake Worth?

7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Tarrant County College District (6.6 miles, 35,078 students on campus), Texas Christian University (8.1 miles, 12,462) and Texas Wesleyan University (10.4 miles, 2,171).

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

Tarrant County College District in Fort Worth, 6.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,863 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $4,337, 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 Lake Worth. 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 →