Colleges Near Highlands
There are no colleges in Highlands, but 67 are within 100 miles, enrolling 348,071 students combined.
The closest option is Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, 17.6 miles from Highlands (about 21-30 minutes by car). Highlands (pop. 924) 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 Highlands. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Highlands. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Highlands.
Greenville Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Greenville, SC
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- 49 miles from Highlands
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
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Asheville, NC
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 51 miles from Highlands
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
Emmanuel University
- Private 4 Year
- Franklin Springs, GA
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- 53 miles from Highlands
Emmanuel is a private Christian university known for undergraduate education and Christian ministry programs. The residential campus is set in the small town of Franklin Springs in northeast Georgia.
- SAT Range 980-1160
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $20,445
University of North Carolina Asheville
- Public 4 Year
- Asheville, NC
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- 53 miles from Highlands
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
Warren Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Swannanoa, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 57 miles from Highlands
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
University of North Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Dahlonega, GA
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- 58 miles from Highlands
UNG is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and its Corps of Cadets. The Dahlonega campus is one of six senior military colleges in the United States and sits in the Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 980-1210
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $11,157
Lanier Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Gainesville, GA
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- 60 miles from Highlands
Lanier Tech is a public technical college known for undergraduate programs in health sciences and industrial technologies. The main campus is in Gainesville in northeast Georgia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,165
Brenau University
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, GA
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- 63 miles from Highlands
Brenau is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts. Traditional undergraduates enroll in its residential Women's College on a historic campus in Gainesville.
- SAT Range 930-1200
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $19,743
Mars Hill University
- Private 4 Year
- Mars Hill, NC
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- 65 miles from Highlands
Mars Hill is a small private university known for undergraduate music and teacher education. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $18,925
Montreat College
- Private 4 Year
- Montreat, NC
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 65 miles from Highlands
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
Maryville College
- Private 4 Year
- Maryville, TN
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- 65 miles from Highlands
Maryville is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and outdoor programs. The residential campus sits near the Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee.
- SAT Range 1018-1188
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $21,469
Erskine College
- Private 4 Year
- Due West, SC
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- 68 miles from Highlands
Erskine is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences. The campus sits in the small town of Due West in upstate South Carolina.
- SAT Range 920-1150
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $23,882
Johnson University
- Private 4 Year
- Knoxville, TN
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 68 miles from Highlands
Johnson University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The residential campus sits in a rural setting outside Knoxville.
- SAT Range 960-1110
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $22,615
University of South Carolina Upstate
- Public 4 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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- 70 miles from Highlands
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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- 69 miles from Highlands
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
- 70 miles from Highlands
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
- 73 miles from Highlands
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
Wofford College
- Private 4 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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3.1 | 8 reviews
- 72 miles from Highlands
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