Colleges Near Chattanooga
4 colleges are in Chattanooga, and 51 total within 100 miles enrolling 317,834 students.
Chattanooga State Community College is the nearest college in Chattanooga. Chattanooga (pop. 167,674) is in Tennessee.
The University of the South in Sewanee ranks #89 nationally. The University of Tennessee Chattanooga enrolls the most students with 11,775. Tri County Community College in Murphy has the lowest tuition at $2,636 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Chattanooga. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Chattanooga. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Chattanooga.
Motlow State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Tullahoma, TN
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 63 miles from Chattanooga
Motlow State is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. The main campus is in Tullahoma in southern Middle Tennessee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $17,423
Reinhardt University
- Private 4 Year
- Waleska, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 65 miles from Chattanooga
Reinhardt is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and music. The campus is set in the small North Georgia mountain town of Waleska.
- SAT Range 940-1160
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $24,550
Roane State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Harriman, TN
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 66 miles from Chattanooga
Roane State is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and allied health. The main campus is in Harriman, with additional locations across East Tennessee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.17
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,249
Tri County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Murphy, NC
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- 72 miles from Chattanooga
Tri-County is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical certificate programs. The small campus sits in the mountain town of Murphy in far western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,905
Alabama A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Normal, AL
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- 77 miles from Chattanooga
Alabama A&M is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and education. The Normal campus lies just north of Huntsville.
- SAT Range 810-1040
- Avg GPA 3.02
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $17,152
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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- 78 miles from Chattanooga
Drake State is a public community and technical college known for undergraduate nursing and engineering technology. It is Alabama's only historically Black community and technical college, with a campus in Huntsville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,075
Tennessee Technological University
- Public 4 Year
- Cookeville, TN
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- 78 miles from Chattanooga
Tennessee Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and technology. The campus sits in the college town of Cookeville on the Cumberland Plateau.
- SAT Range 1048-1310
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $15,336
Snead State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Boaz, AL
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- 80 miles from Chattanooga
Snead State is a public community college known for associate degree programs in nursing and business. Most students commute to its campus in the small city of Boaz in northeast Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,413
Young Harris College
- Private 4 Year
- Young Harris, GA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 80 miles from Chattanooga
Young Harris is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia.
- SAT Range 930-1160
- Avg GPA 3.15
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $21,969
Huntsville Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79 miles from Chattanooga
A small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry. The Huntsville campus centers academic life on Christian faith and ministry training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of North Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Dahlonega, GA
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- 81 miles from Chattanooga
UNG is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and its Corps of Cadets. The Dahlonega campus is one of six senior military colleges in the United States and sits in the Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 980-1210
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $11,157
Kennesaw State University
- Public 4 Year
- Kennesaw, GA
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- 80 miles from Chattanooga
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
University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Public 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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- 82 miles from Chattanooga
UAH is a public university known for undergraduate aerospace engineering, engineering, and the sciences. The Huntsville campus sits near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and a major aerospace industry hub.
- SAT Range 1210-1410
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $19,396
Oakwood University
- Private 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 82 miles from Chattanooga
Oakwood is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and theology. The Seventh-day Adventist campus is located in Huntsville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.99
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $26,730
Middle Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Murfreesboro, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 83 miles from Chattanooga
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
Gadsden State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Gadsden, AL
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- 85 miles from Chattanooga
Gadsden State is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical certificates in areas such as nursing and industrial trades. Students take classes across multiple campuses serving Gadsden and nearby communities in northeast Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,384
Maryville College
- Private 4 Year
- Maryville, TN
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- 86 miles from Chattanooga
Maryville is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and outdoor programs. The residential campus sits near the Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee.
- SAT Range 1018-1188
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $21,469
Pellissippi State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Knoxville, TN
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- 86 miles from Chattanooga
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