Colleges Near Cleveland
There are no colleges in Cleveland, but 32 are within 50 miles, enrolling 150,121 students combined.
The closest option is Catawba College in Salisbury, 11.6 miles from Cleveland (about 14-20 minutes by car). Cleveland (pop. 871) is in North Carolina.
Davidson College in Davidson ranks #32 nationally. Davidson Davie Community College in Thomasville has the lowest tuition at $1,980 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Cleveland. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Cleveland. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Cleveland.
Catawba College
- Private 4 Year
- Salisbury, NC
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- 12 miles from Cleveland
Catawba is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental science and ecology. The residential campus sits in Salisbury in North Carolina's Piedmont region.
- SAT Range 1030-1300
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $18,447
Livingstone College
- Private 4 Year
- Salisbury, NC
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- 12 miles from Cleveland
Livingstone is a private historically Black college known for undergraduate education, business, and social work. The residential campus sits in Salisbury in North Carolina's Piedmont region.
- SAT Range 800-960
- Predicted Avg GPA 2.64
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $12,826
Mitchell Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Statesville, NC
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- 12 miles from Cleveland
Mitchell is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs for transfer and career training. The campus is located in Statesville in North Carolina's Piedmont region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,639
Rowan Cabarrus Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Salisbury, NC
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- 13 miles from Cleveland
Rowan-Cabarrus is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificates in fields such as nursing and industrial technologies. Students attend campuses in Salisbury and Concord that serve Rowan and Cabarrus counties.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,548
Davidson College
- Private 4 Year
- Davidson, NC
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 18 miles from Cleveland
Davidson is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, political science, and the sciences. An honor code shapes unproctored exams and student self-governance on the residential campus near Charlotte.
- SAT Range 1400-1530
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 13%
- Net Price $27,720
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Concord, NC
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- 21 miles from Cleveland
Cabarrus College is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Concord campus is closely tied to Atrium Health for clinical training.
- SAT Range 970-1060
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 23%
- Net Price $14,795
Pfeiffer University
- Private 4 Year
- Misenheimer, NC
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 28 miles from Cleveland
Pfeiffer is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The United Methodist-affiliated campus sits in the small community of Misenheimer in North Carolina's Piedmont.
- SAT Range 891-1165
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $19,660
Davidson Davie Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Thomasville, NC
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- 30 miles from Cleveland
Davidson-Davie is a public community college known for associate degree programs in nursing and industrial technologies. Students attend classes on a campus in the small city of Thomasville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,797
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Public 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 30 miles from Cleveland
UNC Charlotte is a large public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and architecture. The suburban campus sits in North Carolina's largest city.
- SAT Range 1140-1330
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $15,045
Forsyth Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 33 miles from Cleveland
Forsyth Tech is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, allied health, and technical trades. Most students commute to its campuses in the Winston-Salem area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,917
Catawba Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Hickory, NC
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- 34 miles from Cleveland
Catawba Valley is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, health sciences, and technical fields. The campus sits in Hickory in North Carolina's western foothills.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.73
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,996
Johnson C Smith University
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 35 miles from Cleveland
Johnson C. Smith is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate business, computer science, and social work. The compact urban campus sits in Charlotte's historic West End.
- SAT Range 800-980
- Avg GPA 2.48
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $19,705
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
- Public 4 Year
- Winston Salem, NC
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- 34 miles from Cleveland
UNCSA is a public arts conservatory known for undergraduate dance, drama, music, and filmmaking. Students train on a specialized campus in Winston-Salem devoted to intensive performing-arts study.
- SAT Range 1140-1370
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 30%
- Net Price $13,140
Salem College
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 35 miles from Cleveland
Salem is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The historic campus adjoins the Old Salem Moravian district in Winston-Salem.
- SAT Range 1066-1243
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $18,668
Carolina University
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- 34 miles from Cleveland
Carolina University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and education. Most programs are taught within an evangelical Christian framework on its Winston-Salem campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $20,412
Central Piedmont Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 37 miles from Cleveland
Central Piedmont is a large community college known for associate programs in health sciences and technical trades. Multiple urban campuses serve students across the Charlotte area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,616
Lenoir Rhyne University
- Private 4 Year
- Hickory, NC
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- 36 miles from Cleveland
Lenoir-Rhyne is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. Students live on a residential campus in Hickory near the Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $21,546
Wake Forest University
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 36 miles from Cleveland
Wake Forest is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate business and the liberal arts. Most undergraduates live on the residential campus in Winston-Salem.
- SAT Range 1410-1520
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 22%
- Net Price $24,401