Colleges Near Clear Lake
There are no colleges in Clear Lake, but 27 are within 100 miles, enrolling 134,077 students combined.
The closest option is North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, 12.3 miles from Clear Lake (about 15-21 minutes by car). Clear Lake (pop. 7,777) is in Iowa.
Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota ranks #44 nationally. Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls has the lowest tuition at $5,496 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Clear Lake. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Clear Lake. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Clear Lake.
North Iowa Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Mason City, IA
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- 12 miles from Clear Lake
NIACC is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The campus is located in Mason City in north-central Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,852
Waldorf University
- Private 4 Year
- Forest City, IA
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- 16 miles from Clear Lake
- SAT Range 920-1110
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $19,766
Ellsworth Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Iowa Falls, IA
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- 42 miles from Clear Lake
Ellsworth is a community college known for undergraduate agriculture and transfer programs. The small-town campus sits in Iowa Falls along the Iowa River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,920
Riverland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Austin, MN
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- 42 miles from Clear Lake
Riverland is a community college known for associate degrees and technical career programs. Campuses in Austin, Albert Lea, and Owatonna serve students across southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.81
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,017
Wartburg College
- Private 4 Year
- Waverly, IA
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- 53 miles from Clear Lake
Wartburg is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, education, and biology. Most students live on the residential campus in the small Iowa town of Waverly, with long ties to the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
- SAT Range 930-1200
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $24,031
Iowa Central Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Fort Dodge, IA
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- 61 miles from Clear Lake
Iowa Central is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The main campus is in Fort Dodge in north-central Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,902
University of Northern Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Cedar Falls, IA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 63 miles from Clear Lake
UNI is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Cedar Falls.
- SAT Range 1020-1280
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $16,437
Allen College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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- 67 miles from Clear Lake
Allen College is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Waterloo campus works in close partnership with the region's hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Hawkeye Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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- 72 miles from Clear Lake
Hawkeye is a public community college known for career programs in nursing, manufacturing technology, and agriculture. Most students commute to the Waterloo campus in Iowa's Cedar Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,532
Iowa Lakes Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Estherville, IA
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- 76 miles from Clear Lake
Iowa Lakes is a community college known for undergraduate wind energy technology and agriculture programs. The Estherville campus sits in rural northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,278
Northeast Iowa Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Calmar, IA
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- 76 miles from Clear Lake
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, agriculture, and technical programs. The Calmar campus sits in a small rural town in northeast Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,915
Minnesota State University Mankato
- Public 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 77 miles from Clear Lake
Minnesota State Mankato is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Minnesota River valley in southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $18,861
Iowa State University
- Public 4 Year
- Ames, IA
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 78 miles from Clear Lake
Iowa State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and design. Ames is a college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1120-1360
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $17,779
Bethany Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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- 78 miles from Clear Lake
Bethany Lutheran is a small private Lutheran college known for undergraduate education, business, and the liberal arts. Most students live on the residential campus in Mankato.
- SAT Range 1040-1180
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 39%
- Net Price $21,127
Rochester Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Rochester, MN
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- 77 miles from Clear Lake
RCTC is a public community and technical college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and career-technical programs. The campus is in Rochester, home to the Mayo Clinic.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,684
University of Minnesota Rochester
- Public 4 Year
- Rochester, MN
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- 76 miles from Clear Lake
UMR is a public university known for undergraduate health sciences. The downtown Rochester campus has close ties to the Mayo Clinic.
- SAT Range 950-1380
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $14,953
Luther College
- Private 4 Year
- Decorah, IA
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- 80 miles from Clear Lake
Luther is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The residential campus sits among the bluffs of Decorah in northeast Iowa.
- SAT Range 1078-1406
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $24,511
South Central College
- Public 2 Year
- North Mankato, MN
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- 79 miles from Clear Lake
South Central College is a public community and technical college known for career-focused associate degrees and certificates in nursing, manufacturing, and agriculture. Most students commute to the North Mankato campus for applied technical training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,300