Colleges Near Lester
There are no colleges in Lester, but 38 are within 100 miles, enrolling 172,742 students combined.
The closest option is Athens State University in Athens, 16.3 miles from Lester (about 20-28 minutes by car). Lester (pop. 111) is in Alabama.
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee ranks #16 nationally. Itawamba Community College in Fulton has the lowest tuition at $3,420 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Lester. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Lester. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Lester.
Athens State University
- Public 4 Year
- Athens, AL
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- 16 miles from Lester
Athens State is a public upper-division university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most students transfer in as juniors to finish bachelor's degrees on the Athens campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
The University of Tennessee Southern
- Private 4 Year
- Pulaski, TN
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- 17 miles from Lester
UT Southern is a small public university with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in the small town of Pulaski in southern Tennessee.
- SAT Range 905-1110
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.17
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $14,546
John C Calhoun State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Tanner, AL
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- 26 miles from Lester
Calhoun State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and industrial technology programs. The main campus is in Tanner near Decatur in northern Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,388
Heritage Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Florence, AL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 30 miles from Lester
Heritage Christian is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The Florence campus is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and trains students for preaching and church work.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,222
University of North Alabama
- Public 4 Year
- Florence, AL
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- 32 miles from Lester
UNA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students attend a historic campus in Florence near the Tennessee River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $11,745
Oakwood University
- Private 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 33 miles from Lester
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
University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Public 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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- 34 miles from Lester
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
Northwest Shoals Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Muscle Shoals, AL
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- 34 miles from Lester
Northwest Shoals is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. Students attend campuses in Muscle Shoals and Phil Campbell in northwest Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,054
Alabama A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Normal, AL
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- 36 miles from Lester
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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- 36 miles from Lester
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
Huntsville Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 36 miles from Lester
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 -
Columbia State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Columbia, TN
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- 44 miles from Lester
Columbia State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. The main campus sits in Columbia, a small city in middle Tennessee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,193
Motlow State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Tullahoma, TN
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 55 miles from Lester
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
George C Wallace State Community College Hanceville
- Public 2 Year
- Hanceville, AL
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- 66 miles from Lester
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
Williamson Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Franklin, TN
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- 70 miles from Lester
Williamson Christian College is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The campus is located in Franklin, a suburb south of Nashville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,784
The University of the South
- Private 4 Year
- Sewanee, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 72 miles from Lester
Sewanee is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate English, creative writing, and environmental studies. The campus occupies a 13,000-acre domain on Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau.
- SAT Range 1260-1390
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $34,815
Middle Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Murfreesboro, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 75 miles from Lester
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
Northeast Alabama Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Rainsville, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77 miles from Lester
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