Colleges Near Rochester
There are no colleges in Rochester, but 52 are within 100 miles, enrolling 271,591 students combined.
The closest option is Centralia College in Centralia, 9.5 miles from Rochester (about 11-16 minutes by car). Rochester (pop. 2,388) is in Washington.
Reed College in Portland, Oregon ranks #77 nationally. Olympic College in Bremerton has the lowest tuition at $4,197 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Rochester. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Rochester. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Rochester.
Centralia College
- Public 2 Year
- Centralia, WA
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- 9 miles from Rochester
Centralia College is a public community college known for nursing and technical career programs. The campus is located in the small city of Centralia in southwest Washington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,216
South Puget Sound Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Olympia, WA
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- 15 miles from Rochester
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and culinary arts programs. The main campus is in Olympia, Washington's capital city.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,399
The Evergreen State College
- Public 4 Year
- Olympia, WA
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 18 miles from Rochester
Evergreen is a public liberal arts college known for interdisciplinary programs and environmental studies. The forested campus includes Puget Sound waterfront near Olympia.
- SAT Range 1035-1253
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $18,350
Saint Martin's University
- Private 4 Year
- Lacey, WA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 19 miles from Rochester
Saint Martin's is a private Benedictine university known for undergraduate engineering, education, and business. The suburban campus sits in Lacey near Washington's state capital of Olympia.
- SAT Range 1025-1230
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $29,116
Pierce College District
- Public 2 Year
- Lakewood, WA
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- 33 miles from Rochester
Pierce College is a public community college offering associate degrees, transfer pathways, and career training. The Fort Steilacoom campus sits in Lakewood south of Tacoma.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,340
Clover Park Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Lakewood, WA
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- 36 miles from Rochester
Clover Park Technical College is a public technical college known for undergraduate programs in aviation maintenance and nursing. The main campus is in Lakewood, a suburb south of Tacoma.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,915
Grays Harbor College
- Public 2 Year
- Aberdeen, WA
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- 36 miles from Rochester
Grays Harbor College is a community college known for nursing and forest technology programs. The small campus sits in Aberdeen on Washington's Pacific coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,640
Pacific Lutheran University
- Private 4 Year
- Tacoma, WA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 37 miles from Rochester
Pacific Lutheran is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in suburban Tacoma with a Lutheran church affiliation.
- SAT Range 1040-1260
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,299
Tacoma Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Tacoma, WA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 39 miles from Rochester
Tacoma Community College is a public community college known for nursing, health sciences, and university transfer programs. Most students commute to the urban campus in Tacoma.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,803
Bates Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Tacoma, WA
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- 41 miles from Rochester
Bates is a public technical college known for career-focused programs in the skilled trades, health sciences, and industrial technology. The urban campus is located in Tacoma.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,963
University of Puget Sound
- Private 4 Year
- Tacoma, WA
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4.0 | 5 reviews
- 41 miles from Rochester
Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the natural sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Tacoma near Commencement Bay.
- SAT Range 1170-1380
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $43,188
Faith International University
- Private 4 Year
- Tacoma, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 41 miles from Rochester
Faith International is a private Christian university known for undergraduate theology, biblical studies, and ministry. The compact urban campus serves students preparing for church and ministry roles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,165
Northwest College of Art & Design
- Private 4 Year
- Tacoma, WA
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- 42 miles from Rochester
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $14,818
University of Washington Tacoma Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Tacoma, WA
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- 41 miles from Rochester
UW Tacoma is a public university known for undergraduate computer science, nursing, and urban studies. The campus uses renovated historic buildings in downtown Tacoma.
- SAT Range 960-1180
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $13,898
Lower Columbia College
- Public 2 Year
- Longview, WA
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- 48 miles from Rochester
Lower Columbia College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and industrial-technical programs. The campus sits in the small city of Longview along the Columbia River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,950
Green River College
- Public 2 Year
- Auburn, WA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 54 miles from Rochester
Green River is a public community college known for aviation technology and transfer pathways. The suburban campus sits in Auburn in the southern Seattle metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,405
Highline College
- Public 2 Year
- Des Moines, WA
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- 53 miles from Rochester
Highline is a public community college known for nursing and business associate degree programs. The suburban campus sits south of Seattle overlooking Puget Sound.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,783
Olympic College
- Public 4 Year
- Bremerton, WA
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- 55 miles from Rochester
Olympic College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and industrial technology programs. The main campus sits in Bremerton on the Kitsap Peninsula near Puget Sound.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,157