Colleges Near Altoona
There are no colleges in Altoona, but 47 are within 100 miles, enrolling 304,469 students combined.
The closest option is Snead State Community College in Boaz, 13.6 miles from Altoona (about 16-23 minutes by car). Altoona (pop. 933) is in Alabama.
The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee ranks #89 nationally. Georgia Highlands College in Rome has the lowest tuition at $3,120 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Altoona. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Altoona. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Altoona.
Snead State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Boaz, AL
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- 14 miles from Altoona
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
Gadsden State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Gadsden, AL
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- 18 miles from Altoona
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
George C Wallace State Community College Hanceville
- Public 2 Year
- Hanceville, AL
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- 27 miles from Altoona
Wallace State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The campus is set in the small town of Hanceville north of Birmingham.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,710
Jacksonville State University
- Public 4 Year
- Jacksonville, AL
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- 34 miles from Altoona
Jacksonville State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small college town in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama.
- SAT Range 1000-1290
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $14,221
Jefferson State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from Altoona
Jefferson State is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, allied health, and business. Multiple campuses serve students across the greater Birmingham area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.98
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,778
Northeast Alabama Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Rainsville, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 42 miles from Altoona
A public community college offering associate degrees and career certificates, with programs in nursing and technical fields. Most students commute to the small campus in Rainsville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,054
Talladega College
- Private 4 Year
- Talladega, AL
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- 43 miles from Altoona
Talladega is a private historically Black liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in the sciences, business, and the humanities. The historic campus sits in the small city of Talladega in east-central Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.4
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $1,267
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Public 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 47 miles from Altoona
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
Samford University
- Private 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 49 miles from Altoona
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
Herzing University Birmingham
- Private 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 50 miles from Altoona
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
University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Public 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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- 51 miles from Altoona
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
Huntsville Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 52 miles from Altoona
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 -
Fortis Institute Birmingham
- Private 2 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 52 miles from Altoona
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,960
Alabama A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Normal, AL
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- 54 miles from Altoona
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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- 53 miles from Altoona
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
Lawson State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 53 miles from Altoona
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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- 52 miles from Altoona
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
Oakwood University
- Private 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 53 miles from Altoona
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