Colleges Near Thornton

North Iowa Area Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Mason City, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 20 miles from Thornton

NIACC is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The campus is located in Mason City in north-central Iowa.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $9,852

Waldorf University

• Private 4 Year
• Forest City, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 25 miles from Thornton

• SAT Range 920-1110
• Avg GPA 3.07
• Acceptance Rate 77%
• Net Price $19,766

Ellsworth Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Iowa Falls, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 29 miles from Thornton

Ellsworth is a community college known for undergraduate agriculture and transfer programs. The small-town campus sits in Iowa Falls along the Iowa River.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $11,920

Wartburg College

• Private 4 Year
• Waverly, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 48 miles from Thornton

Wartburg is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, education, and biology. Most students live on the residential campus in the small Iowa town of Waverly, with long ties to the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

• SAT Range 930-1200
• Avg GPA 3.48
• Acceptance Rate 76%
• Net Price $24,031

Iowa Central Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Fort Dodge, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 52 miles from Thornton

Iowa Central is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The main campus is in Fort Dodge in north-central Iowa.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $9,902

Riverland Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Austin, MN
• | 0 reviews

• 54 miles from Thornton

Riverland is a community college known for associate degrees and technical career programs. Campuses in Austin, Albert Lea, and Owatonna serve students across southern Minnesota.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 2.81
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $8,017

University of Northern Iowa

• Public 4 Year
• Cedar Falls, IA
• 3.5 | 4 reviews

• 56 miles from Thornton

UNI is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Cedar Falls.

• SAT Range 1020-1280
• Avg GPA 3.61
• Acceptance Rate 93%
• Net Price $16,437

Allen College

• Private 4 Year
• Waterloo, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 60 miles from Thornton

Allen College is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Waterloo campus works in close partnership with the region's hospital system.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price -

Hawkeye Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Waterloo, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 64 miles from Thornton

Hawkeye is a public community college known for career programs in nursing, manufacturing technology, and agriculture. Most students commute to the Waterloo campus in Iowa's Cedar Valley.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $9,532

Iowa State University

• Public 4 Year
• Ames, IA
• 4.0 | 4 reviews

• 65 miles from Thornton

Iowa State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and design. Ames is a college town built around the campus.

• SAT Range 1120-1360
• Avg GPA 3.7
• Acceptance Rate 89%
• Net Price $17,779

Marshalltown Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Marshalltown, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 70 miles from Thornton

Marshalltown Community College is a public two-year college offering associate degrees, transfer coursework, and career and technical programs. Most students commute to a small-city campus in central Iowa.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $8,724

Northeast Iowa Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Calmar, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 78 miles from Thornton

A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, agriculture, and technical programs. The Calmar campus sits in a small rural town in northeast Iowa.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $10,915

Iowa Lakes Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Estherville, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 80 miles from Thornton

Iowa Lakes is a community college known for undergraduate wind energy technology and agriculture programs. The Estherville campus sits in rural northwest Iowa.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $13,278

Upper Iowa University

• Private 4 Year
• Fayette, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 81 miles from Thornton

Upper Iowa is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and human services. The residential campus sits in the small town of Fayette in northeast Iowa.

• SAT Range 970-1160
• Avg GPA 3.34
• Acceptance Rate 96%
• Net Price $20,426

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

• Private 4 Year
• Ankeny, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 84 miles from Thornton

Faith Baptist Bible College is a private Baptist Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies, pastoral ministry, and missions. The suburban campus is in Ankeny near Des Moines.

• SAT Range 990-1190
• Avg GPA 3.42
• Acceptance Rate 68%
• Net Price $19,733

Luther College

• Private 4 Year
• Decorah, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 84 miles from Thornton

Luther is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The residential campus sits among the bluffs of Decorah in northeast Iowa.

• SAT Range 1078-1406
• Avg GPA 3.65
• Acceptance Rate 72%
• Net Price $24,511

Des Moines Area Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Ankeny, IA
• | 0 reviews

• 86 miles from Thornton

DMACC is a community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and career-technical programs. The main campus is in suburban Ankeny outside Des Moines.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $10,755

Grinnell College

• Private 4 Year
• Grinnell, IA
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 89 miles from Thornton

Grinnell is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for an open curriculum and undergraduate work in the sciences and social sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of Grinnell.

• SAT Range 1410-1540
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
• Acceptance Rate 15%
• Net Price $34,363