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Colleges near Cedar Bluff · College Scorecard

No college in Cedar Bluff, but 5 within 30 miles

The closest is Southwest Virginia Community College in Cedar Bluff, 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
Southwest Virginia Community College
Within 30 miles
5
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
5.9 mi
Southwest Virginia Community College
Students nearby
4,624
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
2%
VA 7%

College from Cedar Bluff

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Cedar Bluff

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Cedar Bluff.

Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Cedar Bluff
5.9 mi1,416 students
Appalachian College of PharmacyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oakwood
15.9 mi125 students
Emory & Henry UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Emory
22 mi1,360 students
Appalachian School of LawUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Grundy
22.5 mi140 students
Virginia Highlands Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Abingdon
29.9 mi1,583 students

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

What would your family pay?

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

Family income

Starts at $30–48k, where Cedar Bluff’s median household income ($37K) falls.

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

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

$0$20k$40k$60k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Southwest Virginia Community CollegeEmory & Henry UniversityVirginia Highlands Community College
Southwest Virginia Community College46% graduate$34k earnings— typical debt
Emory & Henry University56% graduate$47k earnings$26k typical debt
Virginia Highlands Community College40% graduate$33k earnings— 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 Cedar Bluff. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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