Colleges Near Oakland
There are no colleges in Oakland, but 60 are within 100 miles, enrolling 269,796 students combined.
The closest option is University of South Carolina Sumter in Sumter, 8 miles from Oakland (about 10-14 minutes by car). Oakland (pop. 1,232) is in South Carolina.
University of South Carolina Columbia in Columbia ranks #220 nationally. Richmond Community College in Hamlet has the lowest tuition at $1,956 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Oakland. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Oakland. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Oakland.
Aiken Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Graniteville, SC
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- 83 miles from Oakland
Aiken Technical College is a public two-year technical college known for nursing and industrial technology programs. The campus is in Graniteville near the city of Aiken.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,442
Queens University of Charlotte
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 85 miles from Oakland
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
Presbyterian College
- Private 4 Year
- Clinton, SC
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 85 miles from Oakland
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
Central Piedmont Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 87 miles from Oakland
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
Horry Georgetown Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Conway, SC
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- 87 miles from Oakland
Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public two-year technical college known for undergraduate nursing, culinary arts, and hospitality programs. The main campus in Conway serves students near Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,990
Coastal Carolina University
- Public 4 Year
- Conway, SC
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 86 miles from Oakland
Coastal Carolina is a public university known for undergraduate marine science and PGA golf management. The Conway campus lies a short drive from Myrtle Beach and the Atlantic coast.
- SAT Range 1050-1220
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $14,379
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
- Public 4 Year
- Charleston, SC
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- 88 miles from Oakland
The Citadel is a public military college known for undergraduate engineering, business, and criminal justice. Most undergrads join the Corps of Cadets and live in barracks under a structured military system on the historic Charleston campus.
- SAT Range 1085-1285
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 23%
- Net Price $22,124
Miller Motte College Conway
- Private 2 Year
- Conway, SC
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1.3 | 6 reviews
- 87 miles from Oakland
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $26,161
Johnson C Smith University
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 89 miles from Oakland
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
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Public 4 Year
- Pembroke, NC
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 88 miles from Oakland
UNC Pembroke is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and nursing. The campus was founded to serve Native American students and remains closely tied to the Lumbee community.
- SAT Range 970-1200
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $9,723
College of Charleston
- Public 4 Year
- Charleston, SC
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- 89 miles from Oakland
College of Charleston is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate marine biology and historic preservation. The historic campus sits in downtown Charleston near the harbor.
- SAT Range 1140-1310
- Avg GPA 3.94
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $21,004
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 88 miles from Oakland
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
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Public 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 92 miles from Oakland
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
Paine College
- Private 4 Year
- Augusta, GA
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- 93 miles from Oakland
Paine is a private historically Black liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in education and business. The small urban campus sits in Augusta along the Savannah River.
- SAT Range 776-976
- Predicted Avg GPA 2.81
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $15,935
Belmont Abbey College
- Private 4 Year
- Belmont, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 93 miles from Oakland
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
Augusta University
- Public 4 Year
- Augusta, GA
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- 93 miles from Oakland
Augusta University is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and biomedical sciences. The urban campus in Augusta is closely tied to the state's public medical college and regional health systems.
- SAT Range 970-1140
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $13,976
Stanly Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Albemarle, NC
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 94 miles from Oakland
Stanly Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and technical career programs. The main campus is located in the small city of Albemarle in central North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,380
Piedmont Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Greenwood, SC
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- 94 miles from Oakland
Piedmont Technical College is a public two-year technical college known for associate programs in nursing and industrial technology. Most students attend the main campus in Greenwood or one of several centers across western South Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,476