Colleges Near Athens

Tennessee Wesleyan University

• Private 4 Year
• Athens, TN
• | 0 reviews

• Campus in Athens

Tennessee Wesleyan is a small private Methodist university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits in the small town of Athens in East Tennessee.

• SAT Range 960-1100
• Avg GPA 3.5
• Acceptance Rate 69%
• Net Price $15,125

Bryan College Dayton

• Private 4 Year
• Dayton, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 22 miles from Athens

Bryan is a private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies, education, and business. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in the small town of Dayton in eastern Tennessee.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.67
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $18,159

Cleveland State Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Cleveland, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 23 miles from Athens

A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and industrial technology programs. The campus is in Cleveland, a midsize city in southeastern Tennessee near Chattanooga.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.29
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,236

Pentecostal Theological Seminary

• Private 4 Year
• Cleveland, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 25 miles from Athens

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price -

Lee University

• Private 4 Year
• Cleveland, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 25 miles from Athens

Lee is a private Christian university known for undergraduate music and education. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Cleveland, Tennessee.

• SAT Range 1040-1230
• Avg GPA 3.73
• Acceptance Rate 71%
• Net Price $20,416

Roane State Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Harriman, TN
• 3.5 | 2 reviews

• 30 miles from Athens

Roane State is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and allied health. The main campus is in Harriman, with additional locations across East Tennessee.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.17
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,249

Southern Adventist University

• Private 4 Year
• Collegedale, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 38 miles from Athens

Southern Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and theology. Most students live on the residential campus in Collegedale near Chattanooga.

• SAT Range 1020-1300
• Avg GPA 3.59
• Acceptance Rate 65%
• Net Price $25,753

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

• Private 2 Year
• Chattanooga, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 42 miles from Athens

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $33,625

Maryville College

• Private 4 Year
• Maryville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 41 miles from Athens

Maryville is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and outdoor programs. The residential campus sits near the Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee.

• SAT Range 1018-1188
• Avg GPA 3.61
• Acceptance Rate 61%
• Net Price $21,469

Pellissippi State Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Knoxville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 42 miles from Athens

Pellissippi State is a public community college known for associate programs in engineering technology, nursing, and information technology. Multiple campuses serve the Knoxville area, with the main Hardin Valley campus in west Knoxville.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $6,568

Chattanooga State Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Chattanooga, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 43 miles from Athens

Chattanooga State is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and engineering technology. The campus lies along the Tennessee River.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.0
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,908

Miller Motte College Chattanooga

• Private 2 Year
• Chattanooga, TN
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 44 miles from Athens

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $23,907

Tri County Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Murphy, NC
• | 0 reviews

• 45 miles from Athens

Tri-County is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical certificate programs. The small campus sits in the mountain town of Murphy in far western North Carolina.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,905

The University of Tennessee Chattanooga

• Public 4 Year
• Chattanooga, TN
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 48 miles from Athens

UTC is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and nursing. The urban campus borders the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga.

• SAT Range 1013-1210
• Avg GPA 3.61
• Acceptance Rate 81%
• Net Price $15,347

South College

• Private 4 Year
• Knoxville, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 50 miles from Athens

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $17,588

Dalton State College

• Public 4 Year
• Dalton, GA
• | 0 reviews

• 52 miles from Athens

Dalton State is a public college known for undergraduate business, nursing, and teacher education. The campus is in northwest Georgia's Dalton, a city long tied to the carpet industry.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.1
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,625

The University of Tennessee Knoxville

• Public 4 Year
• Knoxville, TN
• 4.8 | 5 reviews

• 51 miles from Athens

Tennessee is a large public university known for undergraduate supply chain management, business, and nuclear engineering. The campus borders the Tennessee River in Knoxville.

• SAT Range 1200-1370
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.66
• Acceptance Rate 42%
• Net Price $21,648

Covenant College

• Private 4 Year
• Lookout Mountain, GA
• | 0 reviews

• 55 miles from Athens

Covenant is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs taught from a Reformed theological perspective. The mountaintop campus on Lookout Mountain overlooks the Chattanooga valley.

• SAT Range 1160-1380
• Avg GPA 3.7
• Acceptance Rate 87%
• Net Price $27,926