Colleges Near Nelson
There are no colleges in Nelson, but 94 are within 200 miles, enrolling 445,136 students combined.
The closest option is Alexandria Technical & Community College in Alexandria, 5.3 miles from Nelson (about 6-9 minutes by car). Nelson (pop. 187) is in Minnesota.
Carleton College in Northfield ranks #44 nationally. Kairos University in Sioux Falls has the lowest tuition at $3,600 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Nelson. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Nelson. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Nelson.
Alexandria Technical & Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Alexandria, MN
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- 5 miles from Nelson
A public technical and community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, law enforcement, and the skilled trades. The campus sits in a small city in central Minnesota lake country.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,560
University of Minnesota Morris
- Public 4 Year
- Morris, MN
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- 37 miles from Nelson
Minnesota Morris is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the small prairie town of Morris.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $9,677
Saint Johns University
- Private 4 Year
- Collegeville, MN
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- 47 miles from Nelson
Saint John's is a private Benedictine men's college known for undergraduate liberal arts. The wooded Collegeville campus centers on a historic abbey and shares academics with the nearby College of Saint Benedict.
- SAT Range 941-1228
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $28,504
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Fergus Falls, MN
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- 49 miles from Nelson
M State is a public community and technical college known for associate-degree programs in nursing, business, and technical trades. The Fergus Falls campus serves students in a small western Minnesota city.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,802
College of Saint Benedict
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Joseph, MN
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- 51 miles from Nelson
College of Saint Benedict is a private Catholic women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing. Students share classes and many programs with men from nearby Saint John's University under a coordinate college system.
- SAT Range 1048-1233
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $28,400
Ridgewater College
- Public 2 Year
- Willmar, MN
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- 53 miles from Nelson
Ridgewater is a public community and technical college known for undergraduate programs in agriculture and nursing. The college has campuses in Willmar and Hutchinson in west-central Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,448
St Cloud Technical and Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Saint Cloud, MN
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- 57 miles from Nelson
A public technical and community college known for undergraduate nursing, manufacturing, and automotive programs. The campus is located in Saint Cloud in central Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,948
Saint Cloud State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saint Cloud, MN
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- 58 miles from Nelson
Saint Cloud State is a public university known for undergraduate aviation, business, and education. The campus sits along the Mississippi River in central Minnesota.
- SAT Range 1025-1260
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $14,735
Central Lakes College Brainerd
- Public 2 Year
- Brainerd, MN
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- 59 miles from Nelson
Central Lakes College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in natural resources and nursing. The Brainerd campus sits in Minnesota's central lakes region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,691
North Dakota State College of Science
- Public 2 Year
- Wahpeton, ND
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- 70 miles from Nelson
NDSCS is a public two-year technical college known for undergraduate diesel technology, automotive technology, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the small town of Wahpeton near the Minnesota border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,794
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Granite Falls, MN
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0.0 | 1 reviews
- 76 miles from Nelson
Minnesota West is a community and technical college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, agriculture, and technical trades. The Granite Falls campus is one of several sites serving rural southwest Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.62
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,638
Sisseton Wahpeton College
- Public 2 Year
- Sisseton, SD
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- 89 miles from Nelson
Sisseton Wahpeton College is a tribal college known for undergraduate Dakota studies and associate programs in education. The campus is located on the Lake Traverse Reservation in rural northeastern South Dakota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,508
Concordia College at Moorhead
- Private 4 Year
- Moorhead, MN
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- 98 miles from Nelson
Concordia College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and education. Most students live on the residential campus in Moorhead, across the river from Fargo.
- SAT Range 1160-1420
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $25,190
Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Public 4 Year
- Moorhead, MN
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- 98 miles from Nelson
Minnesota State Moorhead is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, fine arts, and mass communications. The campus sits in Moorhead across the Red River from Fargo, North Dakota.
- SAT Range 1080-1290
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $18,221
Anoka Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Anoka, MN
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- 101 miles from Nelson
Anoka Technical College is a public two-year technical college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, automotive technology, and manufacturing. The suburban campus sits in Anoka in the northern Twin Cities metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,988
Crown College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Bonifacius, MN
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- 101 miles from Nelson
Crown College is a private Christian college known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and nursing. The campus is in the small town of St. Bonifacius west of the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range 960-1150
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 23%
- Net Price $27,332
Southwest Minnesota State University
- Public 4 Year
- Marshall, MN
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- 102 miles from Nelson
SMSU is a public university known for undergraduate culinology, education, and business. The campus sits in the small city of Marshall in rural southwestern Minnesota.
- SAT Range 935-1102
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $15,547
North Dakota State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Fargo, ND
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- 101 miles from Nelson
NDSU is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and pharmacy. The main campus sits in Fargo along the Red River.
- SAT Range 968-1216
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $15,596