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Colleges in and near Roman Forest

The nearest college is 20 miles from Roman Forest

No college is within 15 miles of Roman Forest. The nearest is Florida Career College-Houston in Houston, TX (264 students on campus); Lone Star College System in The Woodlands is 20.1 miles away and Lone Star College System 20.1 miles.

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 Roman Forest. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
0
none; nearest 20 mi
Nearest college
20 mi
Florida Career College-Houston
Residents in college
4%
About the same as TX (6%)
Nearest community college
20.1 mi
Lone Star College System · $3,330 tuition
Nearest public university
20.1 mi
Lone Star College System · $3,330 in-state
Median household income
$139K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Roman Forest

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

Nearest college

The nearest college to Roman Forest

No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest community college and public university, priced below.

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 nearest college, the nearest community college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Roman Forest’s median household income ($138,750) falls.

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?

The same two colleges: 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 →Lone Star College System
Lone Star College System21% graduate$42k earnings$9k 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 Roman Forest

What is the closest college to Roman Forest?

Florida Career College-Houston in Houston, TX, 20 miles in a straight line from the center of Roman Forest. No college is within 15 miles.

What is the closest community college to Roman Forest, and what does it cost?

Lone Star College System in The Woodlands, 20.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,330 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $11,252, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Lone Star College System cost if we live in Texas?

Tuition and fees are $3,330 a year in-state and $9,390 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,657 (under $30,000 income) to $14,572 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

How many Roman Forest residents are in college?

About 4 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.

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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 Roman Forest. 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 →