Colleges Near Marion
1 college is in Marion, and 24 total within 50 miles enrolling 91,663 students.
McDowell Technical Community College is the nearest college in Marion. Marion (pop. 7,838) is in North Carolina.
Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina ranks #149 nationally. Isothermal Community College in Spindale has the lowest tuition at $2,030 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Marion. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Marion. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Marion.
McDowell Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Marion, NC
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- Campus in Marion
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
Mayland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Spruce Pine, NC
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- 18 miles from Marion
Mayland is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The campus is in the mountain town of Spruce Pine in western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,152
Montreat College
- Private 4 Year
- Montreat, NC
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 17 miles from Marion
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
Western Piedmont Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Morganton, NC
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- 18 miles from Marion
Western Piedmont is a public community college offering two-year associate degrees and career certificates in nursing, business, and industrial technologies. The campus is in Morganton in the foothills of western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,448
Isothermal Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Spindale, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 24 miles from Marion
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
Warren Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Swannanoa, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 25 miles from Marion
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
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Asheville, NC
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 32 miles from Marion
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
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
- Public 2 Year
- Hudson, NC
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- 31 miles from Marion
Caldwell Community College is a public community college known for associate degrees in nursing and industrial technologies. The main campus is in the small town of Hudson, with a second campus in Boone.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,253
Mars Hill University
- Private 4 Year
- Mars Hill, NC
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- 33 miles from Marion
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
University of North Carolina Asheville
- Public 4 Year
- Asheville, NC
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- 32 miles from Marion
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
Blue Ridge Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Flat Rock, NC
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- 35 miles from Marion
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
Gardner Webb University
- Private 4 Year
- Boiling Springs, NC
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 35 miles from Marion
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
Lees McRae College
- Private 4 Year
- Banner Elk, NC
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- 34 miles from Marion
Lees-McRae is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate outdoor recreation management and wildlife biology. The campus sits high in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.
- SAT Range 1040-1240
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $29,833
Lenoir Rhyne University
- Private 4 Year
- Hickory, NC
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- 38 miles from Marion
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
Catawba Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Hickory, NC
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- 40 miles from Marion
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
Cleveland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Shelby, NC
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- 40 miles from Marion
Cleveland Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs in areas such as nursing and business. The campus is located in the small city of Shelby in western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $706
Appalachian State University
- Public 4 Year
- Boone, NC
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4.3 | 10 reviews
- 41 miles from Marion
Appalachian State is a large public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and sustainable development. Boone is a mountain college town in North Carolina's Blue Ridge range.
- SAT Range 1120-1280
- Avg GPA 3.96
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $14,978
Limestone University
- Private 4 Year
- Gaffney, SC
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- 47 miles from Marion
Limestone is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus is in the small town of Gaffney in upstate South Carolina.
- SAT Range 980-1160
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $19,369