Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Gordon State College is 5.2 miles from Milner
No college sits inside Milner’s boundary, but Gordon State College’s campus in Barnesville, with 2,130 students on campus, is 5.2 miles from the center of town, and Southern Crescent Technical College is 11.4 miles away in Griffin. About 10% of Milner’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 Milner. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Milner
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Milner
Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Milner.
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 Milner’s median household income ($67,476) 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 Milner: 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 Milner
Is Milner a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 Milner residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Gordon State College, is 5.2 miles away in Barnesville.
What colleges are near Milner?
Within 15 miles: Gordon State College (5.2 miles, 2,130 students on campus) and Southern Crescent Technical College (11.4 miles, 2,820).
What is the closest community college to Milner, and what does it cost?
Southern Crescent Technical College in Griffin, 11.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,516 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $5,661, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Gordon State College cost if we live in Georgia?
Tuition and fees are $3,628 a year in-state and $10,948 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,912 (under $30,000 income) to $12,615 (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 Milner. 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 →