Colleges Near Columbus
There are no colleges in Columbus, but 26 are within 50 miles, enrolling 67,986 students combined.
The closest option is Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, 12.8 miles from Columbus (about 15-22 minutes by car). Columbus (pop. 999) is in North Carolina.
Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina ranks #104 nationally. Isothermal Community College in Spindale has the lowest tuition at $2,030 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Columbus. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Columbus. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Columbus.
Blue Ridge Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Flat Rock, NC
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- 13 miles from Columbus
Blue Ridge Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-certificate programs. The Flat Rock campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,273
North Greenville University
- Private 4 Year
- Tigerville, SC
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- 16 miles from Columbus
North Greenville is a private Christian university known for undergraduate programs in Christian studies, education, and business. The residential campus lies in the Blue Ridge foothills of rural Tigerville.
- SAT Range 1060-1240
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $21,346
Isothermal Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Spindale, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 18 miles from Columbus
Isothermal is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. The Spindale campus serves Rutherford and Polk counties in the foothills of western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,495
University of South Carolina Upstate
- Public 4 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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- 22 miles from Columbus
USC Upstate is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus is in Spartanburg in South Carolina's Upstate region.
- SAT Range 1005-1175
- Avg GPA 2.53
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $13,999
Spartanburg Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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- 23 miles from Columbus
Spartanburg Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, industrial technology, and business. Most students commute to the main campus and other sites in the Spartanburg area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,175
Spartanburg Methodist College
- Private 2 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 24 miles from Columbus
Spartanburg Methodist is a small private Methodist college that offers associate degrees and select bachelor's programs. Most undergrads live on its residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $14,799
Converse University
- Private 4 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 26 miles from Columbus
Converse is a private university known for undergraduate music and the visual and performing arts. Its historic campus in Spartanburg was long a women's college and is now coeducational.
- SAT Range 1010-1250
- Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $19,061
Furman University
- Private 4 Year
- Greenville, SC
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- 26 miles from Columbus
Furman is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate biology, political science, and business. The residential campus centers on a lake just outside Greenville.
- SAT Range 1260-1430
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $34,086
Wofford College
- Private 4 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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3.1 | 8 reviews
- 25 miles from Columbus
Wofford is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate biology, finance, and government. The historic campus in Spartanburg has a large Greek system.
- SAT Range 1198-1343
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $30,481
Montreat College
- Private 4 Year
- Montreat, NC
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 28 miles from Columbus
Montreat is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate outdoor education and ministry-related programs. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Black Mountain.
- SAT Range 1030-1220
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $28,112
Warren Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Swannanoa, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Columbus
Warren Wilson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and sustainability. Most undergrads take part in a required work-college program on a mountain campus that includes a working farm.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $26,084
Bob Jones University
- Private 4 Year
- Greenville, SC
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- 28 miles from Columbus
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,624
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Asheville, NC
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Columbus
A-B Tech is a community college known for associate programs in nursing and culinary arts. The main campus is located in Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountains region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,602
Brevard College
- Private 4 Year
- Brevard, NC
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- 29 miles from Columbus
Brevard is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate wilderness leadership and environmental studies. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Pisgah National Forest.
- SAT Range 870-1220
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 42%
- Net Price $26,930
Gardner Webb University
- Private 4 Year
- Boiling Springs, NC
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 31 miles from Columbus
Gardner-Webb is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus sits in the small town of Boiling Springs in western North Carolina.
- SAT Range 975-1198
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $20,016
McDowell Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Marion, NC
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- 31 miles from Columbus
McDowell Technical is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-focused technical programs. The small campus is located in Marion in western North Carolina's foothills.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,024
Greenville Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Greenville, SC
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- 31 miles from Columbus
Greenville Tech is a public technical college known for associate programs in nursing, industrial technologies, and health sciences. Students attend across multiple campuses serving the Greenville area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,015
University of North Carolina Asheville
- Public 4 Year
- Asheville, NC
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- 32 miles from Columbus
UNC Asheville is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate environmental studies and the arts. The campus sits in the mountain city of Asheville in the Blue Ridge.
- SAT Range 1170-1360
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $13,798