Nicolaus H. Hultin House · Photo: Csgaylord · CC BY-SA 3.0The nearest college is 33.1 miles from Lac du Flambeau
No college is within 15 miles of Lac du Flambeau. The nearest is Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander, WI (613 students on campus); Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University is 71.4 miles away.
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 Lac du Flambeau. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lac du Flambeau
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Lac du Flambeau
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest 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 would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the nearest college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Lac du Flambeau’s median household income ($57,009) 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.
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.
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 Lac du Flambeau
What is the closest college to Lac du Flambeau?
Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander, WI, 33.1 miles in a straight line from the center of Lac du Flambeau. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Lac du Flambeau, and what does it cost?
Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander, 33.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,793 a year for Wisconsin residents; the federal net price, $8,255, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University cost if we live in Wisconsin?
Tuition and fees are $6,030 a year in-state and $6,030 from out of state.
How many Lac du Flambeau residents are in college?
About 3 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), below Wisconsin (6). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Neighbors talk college
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 Lac du Flambeau. 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 →