Colleges Near Houghton Lake
There are no colleges in Houghton Lake, but 119 are within 200 miles, enrolling 680,851 students combined.
The closest option is Kirtland Community College in Grayling, 20.3 miles from Houghton Lake (about 24-35 minutes by car). Houghton Lake (pop. 3,427) is in Michigan.
University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana ranks #27 nationally. Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College in Mount Pleasant has the lowest tuition at $2,730 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Houghton Lake. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Houghton Lake. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Houghton Lake.
Kirtland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Grayling, MI
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- 20 miles from Houghton Lake
Kirtland is a public community college known for nursing, health sciences, and technical career programs. Students attend a small campus serving rural northern Michigan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,311
Mid Michigan College
- Public 2 Year
- Harrison, MI
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- 24 miles from Houghton Lake
Mid Michigan is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The campus is set in the small town of Harrison in rural mid-Michigan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,803
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
- Public 2 Year
- Mount Pleasant, MI
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- 48 miles from Houghton Lake
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College is a tribal community college known for undergraduate associate programs in Native American studies and liberal arts. The small campus serves the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe in Mount Pleasant.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,619
Central Michigan University
- Public 4 Year
- Mount Pleasant, MI
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 50 miles from Houghton Lake
Central Michigan is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and health professions. Most students live on a residential campus in the college town of Mount Pleasant.
- SAT Range 960-1200
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $17,575
Northwestern Michigan College
- Public 2 Year
- Traverse City, MI
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- 51 miles from Houghton Lake
Northwestern Michigan College is a community college known for its Great Lakes Maritime Academy and culinary programs. The campus sits along Grand Traverse Bay in northern Michigan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,427
Northwood University
- Private 4 Year
- Midland, MI
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- 53 miles from Houghton Lake
Northwood is a private university known for undergraduate business, management, and automotive marketing. The Midland campus centers on a specialized free-enterprise business curriculum in central Michigan.
- SAT Range 950-1160
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $25,549
Ferris State University
- Public 4 Year
- Big Rapids, MI
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 56 miles from Houghton Lake
Ferris State is a public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, optometry, and applied technology programs. The main campus is in the small city of Big Rapids in western Michigan.
- SAT Range 890-1120
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $10,825
Alma College
- Private 4 Year
- Alma, MI
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- 64 miles from Houghton Lake
Alma is a private liberal arts college with a broad undergraduate curriculum in the arts and sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the small city of Alma, which keeps strong Scottish traditions.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $22,094
Delta College
- Public 2 Year
- University Center, MI
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- 65 miles from Houghton Lake
Delta College is a public community college known for nursing and career-technical programs. The campus is in University Center in Michigan's Great Lakes Bay region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,610
Saginaw Valley State University
- Public 4 Year
- University Center, MI
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 68 miles from Houghton Lake
Saginaw Valley State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus is in University Center between Saginaw and Bay City.
- SAT Range 920-1170
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $11,546
North Central Michigan College
- Public 2 Year
- Petoskey, MI
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- 73 miles from Houghton Lake
North Central Michigan College is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and transfer-focused associate programs. The campus is in Petoskey near Lake Michigan on the northern Lower Peninsula.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,807
Montcalm Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sidney, MI
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- 75 miles from Houghton Lake
A community college offering associate degrees and career training with strengths in nursing and skilled trades. The rural campus sits in Sidney in central Michigan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,640
West Shore Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Scottville, MI
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- 81 miles from Houghton Lake
West Shore is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The small campus is set in rural Scottville in western Michigan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,927
Alpena Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Alpena, MI
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 84 miles from Houghton Lake
Alpena Community College is a community college known for undergraduate concrete technology and nursing. The campus sits along Thunder Bay on Lake Huron in northeastern Michigan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.67
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,946
Baker College
- Private 4 Year
- Owosso, MI
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- 96 miles from Houghton Lake
Baker is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The Owosso campus sits in a small city in central Michigan.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $13,616
Kuyper College
- Private 4 Year
- Grand Rapids, MI
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- 98 miles from Houghton Lake
Kuyper is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and social work. Students study on a faith-based Grand Rapids campus rooted in the Reformed tradition.
- SAT Range 935-1170
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $17,669
Cornerstone University
- Private 4 Year
- Grand Rapids, MI
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- 101 miles from Houghton Lake
Cornerstone is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and business. Students live on a compact residential campus in Grand Rapids.
- SAT Range 970-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $21,335
Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Grand Rapids, MI
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- 103 miles from Houghton Lake
Aquinas is a private Dominican liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and business. The wooded campus sits in a residential neighborhood of Grand Rapids.
- SAT Range 910-1140
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $18,018