Colleges Near Valdese
There are no colleges in Valdese, but 81 are within 100 miles, enrolling 314,586 students combined.
The closest option is Western Piedmont Community College in Morganton, 6.8 miles from Valdese (about 8-12 minutes by car). Valdese (pop. 4,490) 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 Valdese. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Valdese. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Valdese.
Western Piedmont Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Morganton, NC
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- 7 miles from Valdese
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
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
- Public 2 Year
- Hudson, NC
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- 8 miles from Valdese
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
Lenoir Rhyne University
- Private 4 Year
- Hickory, NC
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- 14 miles from Valdese
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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- 16 miles from Valdese
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
McDowell Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Marion, NC
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- 23 miles from Valdese
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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- 28 miles from Valdese
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
Appalachian State University
- Public 4 Year
- Boone, NC
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4.3 | 10 reviews
- 32 miles from Valdese
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
Cleveland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Shelby, NC
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- 33 miles from Valdese
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
Lees McRae College
- Private 4 Year
- Banner Elk, NC
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- 33 miles from Valdese
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
Wilkes Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Wilkesboro, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 34 miles from Valdese
A public community college offering associate degrees and career programs in nursing, business, and technical fields. The Wilkesboro campus hosts MerleFest, a major annual bluegrass music festival.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $658
Gardner Webb University
- Private 4 Year
- Boiling Springs, NC
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 36 miles from Valdese
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
Isothermal Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Spindale, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from Valdese
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
Gaston College
- Public 2 Year
- Dallas, NC
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- 37 miles from Valdese
Gaston College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, health sciences, and technical career fields. The campus sits in the small town of Dallas near the Charlotte metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,055
Mitchell Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Statesville, NC
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- 38 miles from Valdese
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
Montreat College
- Private 4 Year
- Montreat, NC
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 41 miles from Valdese
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
Belmont Abbey College
- Private 4 Year
- Belmont, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 45 miles from Valdese
Belmont Abbey is a private Benedictine Catholic college known for undergraduate business and the liberal arts. The historic campus adjoins Belmont Abbey monastery in the Charlotte metro area.
- SAT Range 960-1200
- Avg GPA 3.32
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $24,726
Davidson College
- Private 4 Year
- Davidson, NC
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 45 miles from Valdese
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
Limestone University
- Private 4 Year
- Gaffney, SC
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- 48 miles from Valdese
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