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Colleges in Pike Bay · College Scorecard

Pike Bay is home to Leech Lake Tribal College

Leech Lake Tribal College has about 242 students on campus. 3 more colleges are within 30 miles.

Leech Lake Tribal College
Colleges in town
1
degree-granting
Students on campus
242
1 for every 7 residents
Residents in college
3%
Below MN (6%)
Net price
$13k
a year after aid

What stands out about college in Pike Bay

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A community college startLeech Lake Tribal College is Pike Bay’s community college: about $13,115 a year after aid.A small-college townLeech Lake Tribal College has about 242 students on campus.
★ What stands out · What it costs

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The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Pike Bay’s median household income ($73K) falls.

Northwest Technical College13 mi · Bemidji · sticker $16,905 $10,641a year
Bemidji State University14.9 mi · Bemidji · sticker $22,744 $12,201a year
Leech Lake Tribal CollegeIn Pike Bay · sticker $16,717 —a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Every college

The college in Pike Bay

Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.

Leech Lake Tribal College campus · Directions

Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCommunity college · Public · 242 on campus Openadmitted$13knet price19%graduate—earnings
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Pike Bay’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

$0$20k$40k$60k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Northwest Technical CollegeOak Hills Christian CollegeBemidji State University
Northwest Technical College50% graduate$43k earnings$15k typical debt
Oak Hills Christian College23% graduate$36k earnings$21k typical debt
Bemidji State University48% graduate$54k earnings$20k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Majors

What students study in Pike Bay

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Liberal arts 38%Construction trades 24%Business 19%Public safety 16%Area & ethnic studies 3%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities15 graduates a year · associate
$45k4 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers7 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations5 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Natural Resources Conservation and Research4 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections3 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies2 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods2 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Forestry1 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Pike Bay

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

3 of every 100 Pike Bay residents are in college (MN: 6).

242students on campus · 1,811 residents
29median age · MN 38.8
27%of homes rented · MN 28%
$725median rent · 43% below the state
Pike BayPike Bay, MN
Housing$725/mo median rentSafetyCrime reported to policeHealthHealth Grade D−Climate-2° January low · 79° July highHandbookTrash day, parking, who to call
Within reach

More colleges near Pike Bay

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Pike Bay, beyond its own.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Leech Lake Tribal College Northwest Technical College Bemidji State University Pike Bay
University or collegeCommunity college
Northwest Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Bemidji
13 mi433 students
Oak Hills Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bemidji
14.2 mi84 students
Bemidji State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Bemidji
14.9 mi2,440 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Pike Bay. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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