Colleges Near Paintsville
There are no colleges in Paintsville, but 44 are within 100 miles, enrolling 155,298 students combined.
The closest option is Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg, 8.7 miles from Paintsville (about 10-15 minutes by car). Paintsville (pop. 3,459) is in Kentucky.
Transylvania University in Lexington ranks #406 nationally.
Results are sorted by distance from Paintsville. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Paintsville. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Paintsville.
Mountain Empire Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Big Stone Gap, VA
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- 66 miles from Paintsville
Mountain Empire Community College is a public two-year college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The small-town campus is in Big Stone Gap in southwest Virginia's Appalachian region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,210
West Virginia State University
- Public 4 Year
- Institute, WV
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- 69 miles from Paintsville
West Virginia State is a public historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. The campus is in Institute, near Charleston.
- SAT Range 760-1040
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $11,055
West Virginia Junior College Charleston
- Private 2 Year
- Cross Lanes, WV
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- 69 miles from Paintsville
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,342
University of Charleston
- Private 4 Year
- Charleston, WV
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 74 miles from Paintsville
University of Charleston is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The urban campus sits along the Kanawha River in West Virginia's capital.
- SAT Range 985-1160
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.13
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $20,844
Maysville Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Maysville, KY
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- 78 miles from Paintsville
A public community and technical college offering associate degrees and certificates in nursing and industrial technology. The campus serves the small Ohio River city of Maysville in northeastern Kentucky.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,290
University of Rio Grande
- Private 4 Year
- Rio Grande, OH
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 77 miles from Paintsville
University of Rio Grande is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The rural campus is shared with Rio Grande Community College in southeastern Ohio.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.06
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $24,061
Southwest Virginia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Cedar Bluff, VA
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- 78 miles from Paintsville
Southwest Virginia Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and career-technical programs. The rural campus sits in Cedar Bluff in the Appalachian region of southwestern Virginia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,275
Eastern Kentucky University
- Public 4 Year
- Richmond, KY
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- 82 miles from Paintsville
EKU is a public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, fire protection, and safety programs. The campus sits in the college town of Richmond in central Kentucky.
- SAT Range 880-1080
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $12,279
Berea College
- Private 4 Year
- Berea, KY
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- 83 miles from Paintsville
Berea is a private liberal arts college known for tuition-free undergraduate education paired with a required campus work program. The small campus lies in the Appalachian foothills of Kentucky.
- SAT Range 1156-1335
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Acceptance Rate 19%
- Net Price $5,888
Union Commonwealth University
- Private 4 Year
- Barbourville, KY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 88 miles from Paintsville
Union Commonwealth is a small private university with undergraduate programs in education, business, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the Appalachian college town of Barbourville.
- SAT Range 920-1105
- Avg GPA 3.15
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $17,124
Appalachian Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Hope, WV
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- 88 miles from Paintsville
Appalachian Bible College is a private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and ministry training. The rural campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of southern West Virginia.
- SAT Range 878-1106
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.32
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $13,435
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Beckley, WV
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- 88 miles from Paintsville
WVU Tech is a public college known for undergraduate engineering and technology. The campus sits in Beckley in the mountains of southern West Virginia.
- SAT Range 880-1120
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 37%
- Net Price $11,281
Valley College Beckley
- Private 2 Year
- Beckley, WV
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- 88 miles from Paintsville
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,149
Emory & Henry University
- Private 4 Year
- Emory, VA
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- 90 miles from Paintsville
Emory & Henry is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate teacher education and the social sciences. The rural campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia.
- SAT Range 1051-1223
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $21,446
Virginia Highlands Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Abingdon, VA
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- 89 miles from Paintsville
A public community college known for associate degrees for university transfer and career technical programs. The campus is in the small town of Abingdon in southwest Virginia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,065
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Pineville, KY
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- 91 miles from Paintsville
Clear Creek is a private Baptist Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and Christian ministry. The campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of southeastern Kentucky near Pineville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,451
King University
- Private 4 Year
- Bristol, TN
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- 92 miles from Paintsville
King is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The campus is in Bristol on the Tennessee-Virginia border.
- SAT Range 1000-1160
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $22,748
New River Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Beaver, WV
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- 91 miles from Paintsville
New River is a public community and technical college offering associate degrees and certificates in nursing, business, and skilled trades. Most students commute to campuses across southern West Virginia, including Beaver.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,309