Colleges Near Lake Placid
There are no colleges in Lake Placid, but 23 are within 100 miles, enrolling 82,058 students combined.
The closest option is North Country Community College in Saranac Lake, 7 miles from Lake Placid (about 8-12 minutes by car). Lake Placid (pop. 2,521) is in New York.
Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire ranks #12 nationally. Fulton Montgomery Community College in Johnstown has the lowest tuition at $6,198 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Lake Placid. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Lake Placid. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Lake Placid.
Empire State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saratoga Springs, NY
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- 84 miles from Lake Placid
Empire State is a public SUNY university known for flexible, individualized undergraduate degree programs and online study. Based in Saratoga Springs, it primarily serves adult and nontraditional students through distance learning rather than a residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,659
Sterling College
- Private 4 Year
- Craftsbury Common, VT
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 83 miles from Lake Placid
Sterling is a small private college known for undergraduate environmental studies, sustainable agriculture, and ecology. The rural campus in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom includes a working farm used in hands-on coursework.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $21,854
Fulton Montgomery Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Johnstown, NY
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- 91 miles from Lake Placid
Fulton-Montgomery is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and the liberal arts. Most undergrads commute to the campus in Johnstown in New York's Mohawk Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,657
Dartmouth College
- Private 4 Year
- Hanover, NH
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 93 miles from Lake Placid
Dartmouth is an Ivy League college known for undergraduate government, economics, and engineering. Most students live on the residential campus in the small college town of Hanover.
- SAT Range 1500-1570
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.9
- Acceptance Rate 5%
- Net Price $20,322
Jefferson Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Watertown, NY
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- 99 miles from Lake Placid
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer programs. The Watertown campus serves New York's North Country and students connected to nearby Fort Drum.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,328