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.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Lexington, KY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 94 miles from Paintsville
A public community and technical college known for associate programs in nursing, allied health, and industrial technology. Students take classes across multiple campuses in the Lexington area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,749
University of Kentucky
- Public 4 Year
- Lexington, KY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 94 miles from Paintsville
Kentucky is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and business. Lexington is a midsize city in the state's Bluegrass horse country.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $21,958
Transylvania University
- Private 4 Year
- Lexington, KY
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- 94 miles from Paintsville
Transylvania is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate pre-medicine and the sciences. The historic campus occupies several blocks in downtown Lexington.
- SAT Range 1120-1380
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $25,442
Northeast State Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Blountville, TN
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- 94 miles from Paintsville
Northeast State is a public community college known for associate programs in health sciences and technical fields. The Blountville campus primarily serves commuting students across northeast Tennessee's Tri-Cities region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.09
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,325
Bluefield University
- Private 4 Year
- Bluefield, VA
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- 94 miles from Paintsville
Bluefield University is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The mountain campus sits in southwestern Virginia near the West Virginia border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $22,216
Bluefield State University
- Public 4 Year
- Bluefield, WV
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- 94 miles from Paintsville
Bluefield State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate nursing, engineering technology, and education. The campus is in Bluefield, a small city in the Appalachian mountains of southern West Virginia.
- SAT Range 870-1080
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $15,814
Lincoln Memorial University
- Private 4 Year
- Harrogate, TN
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- 97 miles from Paintsville
Lincoln Memorial is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and pre-veterinary studies. The rural campus sits near Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains.
- SAT Range 1000-1210
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $21,447
Georgetown College
- Private 4 Year
- Georgetown, KY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 99 miles from Paintsville
Georgetown College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and business. Most undergrads live on its residential campus in a small Kentucky college town.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $15,160