Colleges Near Chester
There are no colleges in Chester, but 29 are within 50 miles, enrolling 113,692 students combined.
The closest option is Clinton College in Rock Hill, 17.3 miles from Chester (about 21-30 minutes by car). Chester (pop. 5,607) is in South Carolina.
Wofford College in Spartanburg ranks #149 nationally. Cleveland Community College in Shelby has the lowest tuition at $2,602 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Chester. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Chester. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Chester.
Clinton College
- Private 2 Year
- Rock Hill, SC
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- 17 miles from Chester
Clinton College is a small private historically Black college known for undergraduate education, business, and religious studies. The campus is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,159
Winthrop University
- Public 4 Year
- Rock Hill, SC
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 19 miles from Chester
Winthrop is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, visual and performing arts, and business. The historic campus sits in Rock Hill, near the Charlotte metro area.
- SAT Range 1010-1220
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $16,108
York Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Rock Hill, SC
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- 20 miles from Chester
York Tech is a public two-year technical college known for associate programs in nursing, industrial technology, and advanced manufacturing. Most students commute to the Rock Hill campus in the greater Charlotte region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,272
University of South Carolina Union
- Public 2 Year
- Union, SC
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- 23 miles from Chester
USC Union is a small public regional campus of the University of South Carolina system offering associate degrees and bachelor's completion pathways. The compact campus serves students in the small town of Union in upstate South Carolina.
- SAT Range 830-1020
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $10,359
University of South Carolina Lancaster
- Public 2 Year
- Lancaster, SC
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- 24 miles from Chester
USC Lancaster is a public two-year regional campus of the University of South Carolina known for associate degrees in nursing and business. The small campus serves mainly commuting students in the city of Lancaster.
- SAT Range 910-1090
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $11,257
Limestone University
- Private 4 Year
- Gaffney, SC
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- 35 miles from Chester
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
Newberry College
- Private 4 Year
- Newberry, SC
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 37 miles from Chester
Newberry is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in education and business. The residential campus sits in the small town of Newberry and has long ties to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- SAT Range 820-1060
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $21,943
Belmont Abbey College
- Private 4 Year
- Belmont, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 40 miles from Chester
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
Queens University of Charlotte
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 40 miles from Chester
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
Central Piedmont Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 42 miles from Chester
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
Presbyterian College
- Private 4 Year
- Clinton, SC
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 41 miles from Chester
Presbyterian College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and known for undergraduate business and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Clinton.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $20,840
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 41 miles from Chester
A private Christian college and theological seminary known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and Christian counseling. The urban campus is located in Charlotte.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Cleveland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Shelby, NC
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- 43 miles from Chester
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
Gaston College
- Public 2 Year
- Dallas, NC
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- 42 miles from Chester
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
Johnson C Smith University
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 42 miles from Chester
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
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 42 miles from Chester
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
Columbia International University
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, SC
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- 44 miles from Chester
CIU is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and intercultural studies. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Columbia.
- SAT Range 990-1195
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $26,056
Converse University
- Private 4 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 44 miles from Chester
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