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Colleges in and near Candler-McAfee

Georgia Piedmont Technical College is 4.9 miles from Candler-McAfee

No college sits inside Candler-McAfee’s boundary, but Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s campus in Clarkston, with 1,730 students on campus, is 4.9 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Candler-McAfee’s residents are enrolled in college, below Georgia (6%).

Agnes Scott CollegeGeorgia Piedmont Technical College

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 Candler-McAfee. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
24
105,046 students on campus
Nearest college
2.7 mi
Columbia Theological Seminary
Residents in college
4%
Below GA (6%)
Nearest community college
4.9 mi
Georgia Piedmont Technical College · $3,386 tuition
Nearest public university
6.9 mi
Georgia State · $8,664 in-state
Median household income
$65K
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What stands out about college from Candler-McAfee

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Two colleges within 4.9 milesAgnes Scott College admits 62% of applicants. Together they have 2,776 students on campus.A community college 4.9 miles awayGeorgia Piedmont Technical College in Clarkston: tuition and fees $3,386 a year for Georgia residents.In-state price at Georgia StateLiving in Georgia, Georgia State University charges $8,664 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $24,840. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 4% of residentsBelow Georgia (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Candler-McAfee

17 private colleges within 14.8 miles, four public colleges within 9.7 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miGeorgia StateGeorgia Institute of TechnologyEmory UniversityCandler-McAfee
University or collegeCommunity college
Columbia Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 2.7 mi · DecaturGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Agnes Scott CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,046 on campus · 3.3 mi · Decatur62%admitted$25knet price71%graduate$56kearningsGeorgia Piedmont Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,730 on campus · 4.9 mi · Clarkston$14knet price44%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $3,386 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Beulah Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 215 on campus · 5 mi · Atlanta33%graduate$35kearningsGupton Jones College of Funeral ServiceCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 187 on campus · 5.3 mi · Decatur · mostly online$29knet price75%graduate$43kearnings59% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $20,950 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Emory UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,248 on campus · 5.4 mi · Atlanta11%admitted$23knet price91%graduate$80kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Georgia State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 30,368 on campus · 6.9 mi · Atlanta55%admitted$16knet price53%graduate$47kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Georgia State University-Perimeter CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,537 on campus · 6.9 mi · Atlanta91%admitted$11knet price22%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $3,104 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 350 on campus · 7 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Herzing University-AtlantaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 268 on campus · 7 mi · Atlanta · mostly online94%admitted$22knet price14%graduate$37kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 11 campuses that file with it.Georgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 27,011 on campus · 7.8 mi · Atlanta14%admitted$12knet price94%graduate$103kearningsAtlanta Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,157 on campus · 7.8 mi · Atlanta$-1knet price49%graduate$30kearningsTuition and fees: $3,382 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 667 on campus · 7.8 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$5knet price17%graduate$33kearnings57% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Morris Brown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 8.1 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$25knet price25%graduate67% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Spelman CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,585 on campus · 8.2 mi · Atlanta25%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$60kearningsMorehouse School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 746 on campus · 8.2 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Clark Atlanta UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,990 on campus · 8.3 mi · Atlanta64%admitted$38knet price49%graduate$43kearningsMorehouse CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,425 on campus · 8.4 mi · Atlanta44%admitted$39knet price59%graduate$53kearningsClayton State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 3,593 on campus · 9.7 mi · Morrow68%admitted$8knet price40%graduate$49kearningsOglethorpe UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,521 on campus · 10.9 mi · Atlanta88%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$55kearningsInteractive College of Technology-ChambleeUniversity or college · For-profit · 529 on campus · 11.3 mi · Chamblee$16knet price37%graduate$27kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Interactive College of Technology-MorrowUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 11.3 mi · Morrow$17knet price41%graduate$27kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Chamberlain University-GeorgiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,383 on campus · 13.7 mi · Sandy Springs91%admitted$33knet price50%graduate$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.Gwinnett College-LilburnUniversity or college · For-profit · 132 on campus · 14.8 mi · Lilburn$30knet price58%graduate$31kearnings

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 it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Candler-McAfee’s median household income ($64,699) falls.

Atlanta Technical College7.8 mi · Atlanta · sticker $9,197 · tuition $3,382$462a year
Atlanta Metropolitan State College7.8 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $11,740$8,387a year
Clayton State University9.7 mi · Morrow · sticker $17,415$9,755a year
Georgia Institute of Technology7.8 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,167$10,818a year
Emory University5.4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $83,622$11,237a year
Georgia State University-Perimeter College6.9 mi · Atlanta · sticker $17,608 · tuition $3,104$12,528a year
Georgia Piedmont Technical College4.9 mi · Clarkston · sticker $21,274 · tuition $3,386$14,627a year
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee11.3 mi · Chamblee · sticker $22,064$16,456a year
Georgia State University6.9 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,241$16,656a year
Oglethorpe University10.9 mi · Atlanta · sticker $60,581$18,745a year
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow11.3 mi · Morrow · sticker $22,961$19,432a year
Agnes Scott College3.3 mi · Decatur · sticker $63,283$23,697a year
Morris Brown College8.1 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $31,968$28,167a year
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service5.3 mi · Decatur · mostly online · sticker $31,921 · tuition $20,950$30,536a year
Chamberlain University-Georgia13.7 mi · Sandy Springs · sticker $38,272$32,638a year
Spelman College8.2 mi · Atlanta · sticker $50,952$36,602a year
Clark Atlanta University8.3 mi · Atlanta · sticker $43,676$39,009a year
Morehouse College8.4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $51,433$40,092a year
Herzing University-Atlanta7 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $27,007—a year
Gwinnett College-Lilburn14.8 mi · Lilburn · sticker $37,077—a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Candler-McAfee: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Emory UniversityGeorgia StateGeorgia State University-Perimeter CollegeGeorgia Institute of TechnologyClark Atlanta UniversityClayton State
Georgia State University53% graduate$47k earnings*$21k typical debt
Georgia Institute of Technology94% graduate$103k earnings$22k typical debt
Emory University91% graduate$80k earnings*$18k typical debt
Georgia State University-Perimeter College22% graduate$47k earnings*$21k typical debt
Clark Atlanta University49% graduate$43k earnings$27k typical debt
Clayton State University40% graduate$49k earnings$26k typical debt
Spelman College78% graduate$60k earnings$25k typical debt
Morehouse College59% graduate$53k earnings$25k typical debt
Atlanta Technical College49% graduate$30k earnings$10k typical debt
Georgia Piedmont Technical College44% graduate$35k earnings$13k typical debt
Oglethorpe University54% graduate$55k earnings$25k typical debt
Chamberlain University-Georgia50% graduate$92k earnings*$21k typical debt

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: Emory University (2); Georgia State (2); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (2); Herzing University-Atlanta (11); Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee (4); Interactive College of Technology-Morrow (4); Chamberlain University-Georgia (15).

Questions about college near Candler-McAfee

Is Candler-McAfee a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Candler-McAfee residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Columbia Theological Seminary, is 2.7 miles away in Decatur.

What colleges are near Candler-McAfee?

24 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Georgia State University (6.9 miles, 30,368 students on campus), Georgia Institute of Technology (7.8 miles, 27,011) and Emory University (5.4 miles, 14,248).

What is the closest community college to Candler-McAfee, and what does it cost?

Georgia Piedmont Technical College in Clarkston, 4.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,386 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $13,761, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Georgia State University cost if we live in Georgia?

Tuition and fees are $8,664 a year in-state and $24,840 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,787 (under $30,000 income) to $20,305 (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 Candler-McAfee. 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 →