Photo: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia · Public domainGeorgia Highlands College is 8.7 miles from Cave Spring
No college sits inside Cave Spring’s boundary, but Georgia Highlands College’s campus in Rome, with 2,605 students on campus, is 8.7 miles from the center of town, and Georgia Northwestern Technical College is 12.5 miles away in Rome. About 7% of Cave Spring’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 Cave Spring. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Cave Spring
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Cave Spring
One private college within 13.1 miles, one public college within 8.7 miles, and Georgia Northwestern Technical College 12.5 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Cave Spring’s median household income ($50,882) 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 within 15 miles of Cave Spring: 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.
Questions about college near Cave Spring
Is Cave Spring a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Cave Spring residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Georgia Highlands College, is 8.7 miles away in Rome.
What colleges are near Cave Spring?
Within 15 miles: Georgia Highlands College (8.7 miles, 2,605 students on campus), Georgia Northwestern Technical College (12.5 miles, 3,882) and Shorter University (13.1 miles, 1,044).
What is the closest community college to Cave Spring, and what does it cost?
Georgia Northwestern Technical College in Rome, 12.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,300 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $5,720, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Georgia Highlands College cost if we live in Georgia?
Tuition and fees are $3,120 a year in-state and $10,080 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,473 (under $30,000 income) to $12,363 (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 Cave Spring. 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 →