Colleges Near Clayton
There are no colleges in Clayton, but 85 are within 100 miles, enrolling 542,912 students combined.
The closest option is North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville, 18 miles from Clayton (about 22-31 minutes by car). Clayton (pop. 2,047) is in Georgia.
Emory University in Atlanta ranks #28 nationally. Isothermal Community College in Spindale has the lowest tuition at $2,030 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Clayton. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Clayton. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Clayton.
North Georgia Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Clarkesville, GA
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- 18 miles from Clayton
North Georgia Technical College is a public technical college known for associate-level programs in nursing, industrial technologies, and business. The main campus is in the small mountain town of Clarkesville in northeast Georgia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,758
Toccoa Falls College
- Private 4 Year
- Toccoa Falls, GA
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1.8 | 6 reviews
- 20 miles from Clayton
Toccoa Falls is a private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and missions. The wooded campus includes the Toccoa Falls waterfall in the North Georgia foothills.
- SAT Range 1010-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $21,955
Piedmont University
- Private 4 Year
- Demorest, GA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 23 miles from Clayton
Piedmont is a private university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The campus is set in the small town of Demorest in northeast Georgia's Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 1038-1245
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $22,252
Young Harris College
- Private 4 Year
- Young Harris, GA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 25 miles from Clayton
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
Truett McConnell University
- Private 4 Year
- Cleveland, GA
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- 28 miles from Clayton
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
Western Carolina University
- Public 4 Year
- Cullowhee, NC
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4.6 | 10 reviews
- 32 miles from Clayton
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
Southwestern Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sylva, NC
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- 34 miles from Clayton
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
Tri County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Murphy, NC
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- 35 miles from Clayton
Tri-County is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical certificate programs. The small campus sits in the mountain town of Murphy in far western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,905
Clemson University
- Public 4 Year
- Clemson, SC
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4.4 | 10 reviews
- 35 miles from Clayton
Clemson is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering and business. The lakeside campus sits in the Blue Ridge foothills beside Lake Hartwell.
- SAT Range 1240-1410
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 38%
- Net Price $25,003
Southern Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Central, SC
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- 38 miles from Clayton
Southern Wesleyan is a private Christian university known for undergraduate education, business, and ministry programs. The residential campus is in the small town of Central in upstate South Carolina.
- SAT Range 1040-1210
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,134
Tri County Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Pendleton, SC
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 38 miles from Clayton
Tri-County Technical College is a public two-year technical college known for undergraduate programs in industrial technologies, health sciences, and business. The main campus in Pendleton serves students from Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,927
University of North Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Dahlonega, GA
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- 41 miles from Clayton
UNG is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and its Corps of Cadets. The Dahlonega campus is one of six senior military colleges in the United States and sits in the Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 980-1210
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $11,157
Emmanuel University
- Private 4 Year
- Franklin Springs, GA
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- 44 miles from Clayton
Emmanuel is a private Christian university known for undergraduate education and Christian ministry programs. The residential campus is set in the small town of Franklin Springs in northeast Georgia.
- SAT Range 980-1160
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $20,445
Lanier Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Gainesville, GA
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- 43 miles from Clayton
Lanier Tech is a public technical college known for undergraduate programs in health sciences and industrial technologies. The main campus is in Gainesville in northeast Georgia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,165
Brenau University
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, GA
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- 46 miles from Clayton
Brenau is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts. Traditional undergraduates enroll in its residential Women's College on a historic campus in Gainesville.
- SAT Range 930-1200
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $19,743
Brevard College
- Private 4 Year
- Brevard, NC
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- 45 miles from Clayton
Brevard is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate wilderness leadership and environmental studies. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Pisgah National Forest.
- SAT Range 870-1220
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 42%
- Net Price $26,930
Anderson University
- Private 4 Year
- Anderson, SC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 50 miles from Clayton
A private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Most students live on its residential campus in Anderson in South Carolina's Upstate region.
- SAT Range 1100-1280
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $24,434
Haywood Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Clyde, NC
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- 52 miles from Clayton
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