Miller-Motte College-Augusta is 12.1 miles from Blythe
No college sits inside Blythe’s boundary, but Miller-Motte College-Augusta’s campus in Augusta, with 524 students on campus, is 12.1 miles from the center of town, and Augusta Technical College is 12.2 miles away in Augusta. About 6% of Blythe’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Blythe. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Blythe
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Blythe
One private college within 12.1 miles, and Augusta Technical College 12.2 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Augusta University, is 17.1 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Blythe’s median household income ($48,750) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Miller-Motte College-Augusta (22).
Questions about college near Blythe
Is Blythe a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Blythe residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Miller-Motte College-Augusta, is 12.1 miles away in Augusta.
What colleges are near Blythe?
Within 15 miles: Miller-Motte College-Augusta (12.1 miles, 524 students on campus) and Augusta Technical College (12.2 miles, 3,182).
What is the closest community college to Blythe, and what does it cost?
Augusta Technical College in Augusta, 12.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,282 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $10,485, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Augusta University cost if we live in Georgia?
Tuition and fees are $8,414 a year in-state and $24,734 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,064 (under $30,000 income) to $18,163 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Blythe. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →