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Colleges near Cherokee Falls · College Scorecard

No college in Cherokee Falls, but 12 within 30 miles

The closest is Limestone University in Gaffney, 5.9 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
5.9 mi
Limestone University
Within 30 miles
12
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
15.2 mi
Cleveland Community College
Students nearby
21,498
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
0%
SC 6%

College from Cherokee Falls

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Colleges near Cherokee Falls

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Cherokee Falls.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

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The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Cherokee Falls: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Gardner-Webb UniversityCleveland Community CollegeConverse University
Gardner-Webb University55% graduate$48k earnings$24k typical debt
Cleveland Community College32% graduate$34k earnings— typical debt
Converse University62% graduate$41k earnings$27k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Cherokee Falls. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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