Colleges Near Akron
There are no colleges in Akron, but 30 are within 100 miles, enrolling 163,201 students combined.
The closest option is Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, 19.7 miles from Akron (about 24-34 minutes by car). Akron (pop. 356) is in Alabama.
Samford University in Birmingham ranks #247 nationally. Meridian Community College in Meridian has the lowest tuition at $4,078 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Akron. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Akron. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Akron.
Shelton State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Tuscaloosa, AL
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- 20 miles from Akron
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and technical career programs. Most students commute to campuses in the Tuscaloosa area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,539
Stillman College
- Private 4 Year
- Tuscaloosa, AL
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- 24 miles from Akron
Stillman is a private historically Black liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. The small campus sits in a residential section of Tuscaloosa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $15,152
The University of Alabama
- Public 4 Year
- Tuscaloosa, AL
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5.0 | 7 reviews
- 26 miles from Akron
Alabama is a large public university known for undergraduate business and communications. Tuscaloosa is a classic college town built around the historic campus.
- SAT Range 1170-1400
- Avg GPA 3.76
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $22,559
Marion Military Institute
- Public 2 Year
- Marion, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 30 miles from Akron
Marion Military Institute is a public military junior college known for the Army Early Commissioning Program and service academy preparation. Cadets live in a structured military environment on a historic campus in Marion.
- SAT Range 1040-1270
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $10,044
University of West Alabama
- Public 4 Year
- Livingston, AL
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- 33 miles from Akron
West Alabama is a public university known for undergraduate education and business programs. The campus sits in the small town of Livingston in western Alabama.
- SAT Range 860-1120
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $13,954
East Mississippi Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Scooba, MS
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 43 miles from Akron
A public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The rural campus is located in the small town of Scooba in eastern Mississippi.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,341
George C Wallace State Community College Selma
- Public 2 Year
- Selma, AL
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- 52 miles from Akron
Wallace Community College Selma is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and technical fields. The campus serves commuting students in the small city of Selma.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,787
Selma University
- Private 4 Year
- Selma, AL
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- 52 miles from Akron
Selma University is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate theology and ministry programs. The campus is located in Selma along the Alabama River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.15
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of Montevallo
- Public 4 Year
- Montevallo, AL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 53 miles from Akron
Montevallo is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate education, fine arts, and the performing arts. The historic campus sits in a small college town in central Alabama.
- SAT Range 970-1200
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 54%
- Net Price $17,890
Mississippi University for Women
- Public 4 Year
- Columbus, MS
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- 58 miles from Akron
Mississippi University for Women is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Historically the first public women's college in the United States, the Columbus campus is now coeducational.
- SAT Range 850-1180
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $12,487
Lawson State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 63 miles from Akron
Lawson State is a public community college known for career-technical and transfer associate degree programs. It is an HBCU with urban campuses in the Birmingham area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,578
Miles College
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, AL
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- 64 miles from Akron
Miles is a private historically Black college known for undergraduate business, education, and communications. The campus is in Fairfield in the Birmingham metropolitan area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,064
Fortis Institute Birmingham
- Private 2 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 64 miles from Akron
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,960
Herzing University Birmingham
- Private 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 66 miles from Akron
Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, healthcare administration, and business programs. The Birmingham campus serves students in an urban Alabama setting.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $19,631
Samford University
- Private 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 68 miles from Akron
Samford is a private Christian university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and business. The Georgian-style campus sits in the Birmingham suburb of Homewood.
- SAT Range 1070-1250
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $34,926
Meridian Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Meridian, MS
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- 68 miles from Akron
Meridian Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The campus is located in the city of Meridian.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,789
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Public 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 70 miles from Akron
UAB is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and biomedical programs. The urban campus is anchored by a major academic medical center in Birmingham.
- SAT Range 1210-1450
- Avg GPA 3.82
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $17,997
Bevill State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Jasper, AL
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- 72 miles from Akron
Bevill State is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and industrial technology. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in northwest Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,798