Colleges Near Lacona
There are no colleges in Lacona, but 21 are within 100 miles, enrolling 98,071 students combined.
The closest option is Simpson College in Indianola, 15.3 miles from Lacona (about 18-26 minutes by car). Lacona (pop. 361) is in Iowa.
Grinnell College in Grinnell ranks #57 nationally. Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa has the lowest tuition at $5,040 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Lacona. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Lacona. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Lacona.
Simpson College
- Private 4 Year
- Indianola, IA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 15 miles from Lacona
Simpson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, business, and education. The residential campus is in the small college town of Indianola near Des Moines.
- SAT Range 890-1280
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $23,282
Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Pella, IA
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- 28 miles from Lacona
Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, education, and study abroad. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in the small college town of Pella.
- SAT Range 1056-1120
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $23,848
Drake University
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 32 miles from Lacona
Drake is a private university known for undergraduate journalism, pharmacy, and business. The campus sits in a residential neighborhood near downtown Des Moines.
- SAT Range 1110-1350
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $29,565
Mercy College of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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- 31 miles from Lacona
Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and radiologic technology. The urban Des Moines campus is closely tied to the MercyOne hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,313
Grand View University
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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- 32 miles from Lacona
Grand View is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The urban campus sits in Des Moines, Iowa's capital city.
- SAT Range 920-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $22,319
Des Moines Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Ankeny, IA
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- 38 miles from Lacona
DMACC is a community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and career-technical programs. The main campus is in suburban Ankeny outside Des Moines.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,755
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Ankeny, IA
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- 40 miles from Lacona
Faith Baptist Bible College is a private Baptist Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies, pastoral ministry, and missions. The suburban campus is in Ankeny near Des Moines.
- SAT Range 990-1190
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $19,733
William Penn University
- Private 4 Year
- Oskaloosa, IA
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- 39 miles from Lacona
William Penn is a private Quaker-affiliated university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of Oskaloosa.
- SAT Range 880-1110
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $22,740
Graceland University Lamoni
- Private 4 Year
- Lamoni, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 49 miles from Lacona
Graceland is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most students live on the residential campus in the small college town of Lamoni.
- SAT Range 880-1120
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $19,574
Grinnell College
- Private 4 Year
- Grinnell, IA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 52 miles from Lacona
Grinnell is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for an open curriculum and undergraduate work in the sciences and social sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of Grinnell.
- SAT Range 1410-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 15%
- Net Price $34,363
Indian Hills Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Ottumwa, IA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 53 miles from Lacona
Indian Hills is a public community college known for career programs in nursing and industrial technology. The campus serves southeast Iowa from sites in Ottumwa and Centerville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,340
Southwestern Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Creston, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 52 miles from Lacona
A public community college offering associate programs in nursing, agribusiness, and industrial technology. Students study on a small-town campus in Creston in southwestern Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,410
Iowa State University
- Public 4 Year
- Ames, IA
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 59 miles from Lacona
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
Marshalltown Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Marshalltown, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 61 miles from Lacona
Marshalltown Community College is a public two-year college offering associate degrees, transfer coursework, and career and technical programs. Most students commute to a small-city campus in central Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,724
Maharishi International University
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, IA
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- 75 miles from Lacona
Maharishi International is a private university known for consciousness-based education and undergraduate programs in sustainable living. Students practice Transcendental Meditation as part of campus life in the small town of Fairfield.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $16,281
North Central Missouri College
- Public 2 Year
- Trenton, MO
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- 78 miles from Lacona
North Central Missouri College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and agriculture. The small campus sits in the rural town of Trenton in northern Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,400
Truman State University
- Public 4 Year
- Kirksville, MO
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 81 miles from Lacona
Truman State is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate sciences, business, and education. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Kirksville.
- SAT Range 1170-1370
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $13,602
Ellsworth Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Iowa Falls, IA
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- 93 miles from Lacona
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