Marshall University is 9.1 miles from Lesage
No college sits inside Lesage’s boundary, but Marshall University’s campus in Huntington, with 9,462 students on campus, is 9.1 miles from the center of town, and Mountwest Community and Technical College is 11.5 miles away in Huntington. About 12% of Lesage’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as West Virginia (5%).
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 Lesage. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lesage
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lesage
Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Lesage.
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 colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Lesage.
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?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Lesage: 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 Lesage
Is Lesage a college town?
No. About 12 of every 100 Lesage residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as West Virginia (5). The nearest campus, Marshall University, is 9.1 miles away in Huntington.
What colleges are near Lesage?
Within 15 miles: Marshall University (9.1 miles, 9,462 students on campus) and Mountwest Community and Technical College (11.5 miles, 1,288).
What is the closest community college to Lesage, and what does it cost?
Mountwest Community and Technical College in Huntington, 11.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,938 a year for West Virginia residents; the federal net price, $8,083, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Marshall University cost if we live in West Virginia?
Tuition and fees are $9,162 a year in-state and $20,342 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $4,648 (under $30,000 income) to $15,076 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Lesage. 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 →