Community Colleges Near Appalachia

There are 72 community or junior colleges within 200 miles of Appalachia enrolling a total of 285,289 students. These are the closest colleges.

Located in Virginia with a population of 1,754, the closest community colleges are ranked below by distance from Appalachia. The nearest community college is Mountain Empire Community College in Big Stone Gap at a distance of 4.5 miles from Appalachia. Driving time to these schools from Appalachia should be less than 4 hours. The largest college in the area is Central Piedmont Community College enrolling 17,694 students. In terms of affordability, McDowell Technical Community College in Marion offers the lowest tuition for community colleges in the area at $1,824 per year.

This list below ranks the local community colleges by proximity. Community colleges traditionally have open admission policies and are easy to get into.