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.
Warren Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Swannanoa, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 50 miles from Valdese
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
Johnson C Smith University
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 54 miles from Valdese
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
Mars Hill University
- Private 4 Year
- Mars Hill, NC
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- 55 miles from Valdese
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
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 54 miles from Valdese
Johnson & Wales Charlotte is a private university known for undergraduate culinary arts, hospitality management, and business. The urban campus is located in uptown Charlotte.
- SAT Range 880-1130
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $28,084
Milligan University
- Private 4 Year
- Milligan, TN
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- 55 miles from Valdese
Milligan is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The residential campus sits in a small community in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Tennessee.
- SAT Range 1133-1268
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $21,165
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Asheville, NC
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 57 miles from Valdese
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
Central Piedmont Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 56 miles from Valdese
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
Blue Ridge Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Flat Rock, NC
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- 57 miles from Valdese
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
University of North Carolina Asheville
- Public 4 Year
- Asheville, NC
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- 57 miles from Valdese
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
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Public 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 57 miles from Valdese
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
Queens University of Charlotte
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 57 miles from Valdese
Queens is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communications. The historic campus sits in Charlotte's Myers Park neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1140-1340
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $31,839
University of South Carolina Upstate
- Public 4 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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- 57 miles from Valdese
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
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Concord, NC
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- 59 miles from Valdese
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
Converse University
- Private 4 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 59 miles from Valdese
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
- 59 miles from Valdese
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
East Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Johnson City, TN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 58 miles from Valdese
ETSU is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and bluegrass music. The campus sits in the Appalachian Highlands of northeastern Tennessee.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $16,286
Spartanburg Methodist College
- Private 2 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 60 miles from Valdese
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
Spartanburg Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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| 0 reviews
- 59 miles from Valdese
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