Colleges Near Oak Ridge
There are no colleges in Oak Ridge, but 37 are within 100 miles, enrolling 198,896 students combined.
The closest option is Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, 7.1 miles from Oak Ridge (about 8-12 minutes by car). Oak Ridge (pop. 29,330) is in Tennessee.
The University of Tennessee Knoxville in Knoxville ranks #226 nationally. Haywood Community College in Clyde has the lowest tuition at $2,580 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Oak Ridge. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Oak Ridge. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Oak Ridge.
Tennessee Technological University
- Public 4 Year
- Cookeville, TN
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- 69 miles from Oak Ridge
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
Southwestern Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sylva, NC
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- 74 miles from Oak Ridge
Southwestern is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates in health sciences and technical career fields. The campus is in the mountain town of Sylva in western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,176
Young Harris College
- Private 4 Year
- Young Harris, GA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 76 miles from Oak Ridge
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
Southern Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Collegedale, TN
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- 77 miles from Oak Ridge
Southern Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and theology. Most students live on the residential campus in Collegedale near Chattanooga.
- SAT Range 1020-1300
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $25,753
Somerset Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Somerset, KY
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- 78 miles from Oak Ridge
Somerset Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and technical programs. The main campus is in the small city of Somerset in south-central Kentucky.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,748
Western Carolina University
- Public 4 Year
- Cullowhee, NC
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4.6 | 10 reviews
- 77 miles from Oak Ridge
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
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers
- Private 2 Year
- Chattanooga, TN
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- 78 miles from Oak Ridge
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $33,625
Chattanooga State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Chattanooga, TN
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- 80 miles from Oak Ridge
Chattanooga State is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and engineering technology. The campus lies along the Tennessee River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,908
Haywood Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Clyde, NC
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- 82 miles from Oak Ridge
Haywood Community College is a community college known for undergraduate programs in forestry, natural resources, and professional crafts. The rural campus sits in the mountains of western North Carolina near Clyde.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,727
Miller Motte College Chattanooga
- Private 2 Year
- Chattanooga, TN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 82 miles from Oak Ridge
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,907
The University of Tennessee Chattanooga
- Public 4 Year
- Chattanooga, TN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 85 miles from Oak Ridge
UTC is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and nursing. The urban campus borders the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga.
- SAT Range 1013-1210
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $15,347
Tusculum University
- Private 4 Year
- Greeneville, TN
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- 87 miles from Oak Ridge
Tusculum is a small private university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and nursing. The historic Greeneville campus is Tennessee's oldest college and retains a Presbyterian affiliation.
- SAT Range 910-1110
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $20,355
Covenant College
- Private 4 Year
- Lookout Mountain, GA
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- 92 miles from Oak Ridge
Covenant is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs taught from a Reformed theological perspective. The mountaintop campus on Lookout Mountain overlooks the Chattanooga valley.
- SAT Range 1160-1380
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $27,926
Dalton State College
- Public 4 Year
- Dalton, GA
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- 92 miles from Oak Ridge
Dalton State is a public college known for undergraduate business, nursing, and teacher education. The campus is in northwest Georgia's Dalton, a city long tied to the carpet industry.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,625
Lindsey Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, KY
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- 96 miles from Oak Ridge
Lindsey Wilson is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and human services. The residential campus sits in the small town of Columbia in south-central Kentucky.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,374
Mars Hill University
- Private 4 Year
- Mars Hill, NC
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- 98 miles from Oak Ridge
Mars Hill is a small private university known for undergraduate music and teacher education. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $18,925
Truett McConnell University
- Private 4 Year
- Cleveland, GA
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- 99 miles from Oak Ridge
Truett McConnell is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate Christian studies and education. The campus is in the North Georgia mountains near Cleveland.
- SAT Range 1000-1190
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,179
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Cumberland, KY
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- 100 miles from Oak Ridge
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