Colleges Near Mount Vernon

There are no colleges in Mount Vernon, but 40 are within 100 miles, enrolling 274,505 students combined.

The closest option is Berea College in Berea, 15.2 miles from Mount Vernon (about 18-26 minutes by car). Mount Vernon (pop. 2,477) is in Kentucky.

Centre College in Danville ranks #147 nationally. Somerset Community College in Somerset has the lowest tuition at $4,728 per year.

Results are sorted by distance from Mount Vernon. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Mount Vernon. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Mount Vernon.

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Mount Vernon, KY within 100 miles Public Private For-Profit 4 Year 2 Year
Lincoln Memorial University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Harrogate, TN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 66 miles from Mount Vernon

Lincoln Memorial is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and pre-veterinary studies. The rural campus sits near Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1210
  • Avg GPA 3.29
  • Acceptance Rate 63%
  • Net Price $21,447
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Morehead State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Morehead, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 76 miles from Mount Vernon

Morehead State is a public university known for undergraduate space science, education, and nursing. The campus sits in a small college town in Kentucky's Appalachian foothills.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.52
  • Acceptance Rate 77%
  • Net Price $9,630
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Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Cumberland, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 79 miles from Mount Vernon

A public community and technical college known for associate degrees and certificates in nursing, allied health, and technical trades. Multiple campuses serve students across the mountain communities of southeastern Kentucky.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.0
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $4,744
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Alice Lloyd College Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Pippa Passes, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 81 miles from Mount Vernon

Alice Lloyd is a small private work college known for undergraduate liberal arts programs and a required student work program that covers tuition. The rural campus is set in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky.

4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 710-960
  • Avg GPA 3.55
  • Acceptance Rate 75%
  • Net Price $18,600
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Campus

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  • Public 2 Year
  • Elizabethtown, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 87 miles from Mount Vernon

A public community and technical college known for nursing, allied health, and technical career programs. The campus is located in Elizabethtown in central Kentucky.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $7,143
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Big Sandy Community and Technical College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Prestonsburg, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 89 miles from Mount Vernon

Big Sandy is a public community and technical college offering associate degrees and career-focused technical programs. Campuses serve students across the Appalachian Big Sandy region of eastern Kentucky.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $5,091
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ATA College Campus
 

  • Private 2 Year
  • Louisville, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 90 miles from Mount Vernon
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $27,884
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Maysville Community and Technical College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Maysville, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 93 miles from Mount Vernon

A public community and technical college offering associate degrees and certificates in nursing and industrial technology. The campus serves the small Ohio River city of Maysville in northeastern Kentucky.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $6,290
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Sullivan University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Louisville, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94 miles from Mount Vernon
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $19,528
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Mountain Empire Community College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Big Stone Gap, VA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94 miles from Mount Vernon

Mountain Empire Community College is a public two-year college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The small-town campus is in Big Stone Gap in southwest Virginia's Appalachian region.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $9,210
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Bellarmine University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Louisville, KY
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 95 miles from Mount Vernon

Bellarmine is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and the health sciences. The campus occupies a residential setting in Louisville.

#2 Best Colleges in Kentucky 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.42
  • Acceptance Rate 86%
  • Net Price $23,165
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The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Louisville, Kentucky
  • | 0 reviews
  • 96 miles from Mount Vernon

Southern Seminary is a private Baptist school known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry through Boyce College. The Louisville campus serves as the flagship seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1230
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 56%
  • Net Price $21,081
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Carson Newman University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Jefferson City, TN
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 97 miles from Mount Vernon

Carson-Newman is a private Baptist university with undergraduate strengths in nursing, education, and the liberal arts. Students live on a residential campus in the small East Tennessee town of Jefferson City.

#16 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 955-1215
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Acceptance Rate 90%
  • Net Price $20,895
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Jefferson Community and Technical College Campus

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  • Public 2 Year
  • Louisville, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 99 miles from Mount Vernon

A public community and technical college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and technical career programs. Urban campuses serve students throughout the Louisville area.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $8,446
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University of Louisville Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Louisville, KY
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • 98 miles from Mount Vernon

UofL is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering and business. Most undergraduates study on the urban Belknap Campus in Louisville.

#1 Best Public Universities in Kentucky 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1040-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.64
  • Acceptance Rate 79%
  • Net Price $19,785
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Spalding University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Louisville, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 99 miles from Mount Vernon

Spalding is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The urban campus sits in downtown Louisville.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Kentucky 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 875-1038
  • Avg GPA 3.87
  • Acceptance Rate 99%
  • Net Price $25,999
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South College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Knoxville, TN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 99 miles from Mount Vernon
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $17,588
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Pellissippi State Community College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Knoxville, TN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 98 miles from Mount Vernon

Pellissippi State is a public community college known for associate programs in engineering technology, nursing, and information technology. Multiple campuses serve the Knoxville area, with the main Hardin Valley campus in west Knoxville.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $6,568
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