Colleges Near Charleston
There are no colleges in Charleston, but 48 are within 100 miles, enrolling 314,895 students combined.
The closest option is Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, 8.9 miles from Charleston (about 11-15 minutes by car). Charleston (pop. 651) is in Tennessee.
The University of the South in Sewanee ranks #89 nationally. Tri County Community College in Murphy has the lowest tuition at $2,636 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Charleston. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Charleston. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Charleston.
Kennesaw State University
- Public 4 Year
- Kennesaw, GA
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- 87 miles from Charleston
Kennesaw State is a large public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The suburban campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta sit northwest of Atlanta.
- SAT Range 1000-1220
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $15,636
Western Carolina University
- Public 4 Year
- Cullowhee, NC
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4.6 | 10 reviews
- 89 miles from Charleston
Western Carolina is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and criminal justice. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Cullowhee.
- SAT Range 1080-1270
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $13,767
Carson Newman University
- Private 4 Year
- Jefferson City, TN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 92 miles from Charleston
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.
- SAT Range 955-1215
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $20,895
Toccoa Falls College
- Private 4 Year
- Toccoa Falls, GA
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1.8 | 6 reviews
- 93 miles from Charleston
Toccoa Falls is a private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and missions. The wooded campus includes the Toccoa Falls waterfall in the North Georgia foothills.
- SAT Range 1010-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $21,955
Life University
- Private 4 Year
- Marietta, GA
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- 95 miles from Charleston
Life University is a private university known for chiropractic education and undergraduate exercise science and biology. The suburban campus is in Marietta near Atlanta.
- SAT Range 920-1130
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $29,111
Chattahoochee Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Marietta, GA
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- 94 miles from Charleston
A public technical college offering associate degrees and certificates in nursing, information technology, and industrial trades. Campuses serve students across the northwest Atlanta suburbs, including Marietta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,655
Fortis College Smyrna
- Private 2 Year
- Smyrna, GA
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- 97 miles from Charleston
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,393
American InterContinental University Atlanta
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 96 miles from Charleston
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,482
Middle Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Murfreesboro, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 98 miles from Charleston
MTSU is a large public university known for undergraduate recording industry, aerospace, and music business programs. The campus is in Murfreesboro, a growing city about a half hour southeast of Nashville.
- SAT Range 1010-1230
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $13,859
Gwinnett Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Lawrenceville, GA
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 100 miles from Charleston
A public technical college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, information technology, and health sciences. The suburban campus is in Lawrenceville in the Atlanta metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,618
Reformed University
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, Georgia
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- 99 miles from Charleston
Reformed University is a private Christian university in the Reformed tradition with undergraduate programs in biblical studies and business. The suburban campus sits in Lawrenceville northeast of Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Georgia Gwinnett College
- Public 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, GA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 100 miles from Charleston
Georgia Gwinnett is a public college with undergraduate programs in business, information technology, and education. Students attend a suburban campus in Lawrenceville outside Atlanta.
- SAT Range 940-1170
- Avg GPA 2.88
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $15,225