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Colleges in and near Smyrna

Life University is 4.8 miles from Smyrna

Fortis College-Smyrna (488 students on campus) is inside the city, and Life University (2,459) is 4.8 miles from the center, just over the line in Marietta. About 6% of Smyrna’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia (6%).

Life University

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 Smyrna. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
26
145,220 students on campus
Nearest college
3 mi
Fortis College-Smyrna
Residents in college
6%
About the same as GA (6%)
Nearest community college
5.1 mi
Chattahoochee Technical College · $3,540 tuition
Nearest public university
9.3 mi
Georgia Institute of Technology · $12,058 in-state
Median household income
$100K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Smyrna

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

A university 4.8 miles awayLife University has 2,459 students on campus in Marietta, 38% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 5.1 miles awayChattahoochee Technical College in Marietta: tuition and fees $3,540 a year for Georgia residents.In-state price at Georgia Institute of TechnologyLiving in Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology charges $12,058 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $34,484. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as Georgia (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Smyrna

19 private colleges within 15 miles, four public colleges within 12.8 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miKennesaw StateGeorgia StateGeorgia Institute of TechnologySmyrna
University or collegeCommunity college
Fortis College-SmyrnaUniversity or college · For-profit · 488 on campus · In Smyrna$24knet price59%graduate$36kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Lincoln College of Technology-MariettaUniversity or college · For-profit · 438 on campus · 3.4 mi · Marietta$31knet price64%graduate$32kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Life UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,459 on campus · 4.8 mi · Marietta93%admitted$30knet price38%graduate$47kearningsGwinnett College-Marietta CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 5 mi · Marietta$34knet price31%graduate$25kearningsChattahoochee Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 5.1 mi · Marietta$3knet price38%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $3,540 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Georgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 27,011 on campus · 9.3 mi · Atlanta14%admitted$12knet price94%graduate$103kearningsGwinnett College-Sandy SpringsUniversity or college · For-profit · 114 on campus · 9.4 mi · Sandy Springs$34knet price67%graduate$31kearningsMorris Brown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 9.7 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$25knet price25%graduate67% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Clark Atlanta UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,990 on campus · 9.9 mi · Atlanta64%admitted$38knet price49%graduate$43kearningsMorehouse CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,425 on campus · 9.9 mi · Atlanta44%admitted$39knet price59%graduate$53kearningsChamberlain University-GeorgiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,383 on campus · 9.9 mi · Sandy Springs91%admitted$33knet price50%graduate$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.Spelman CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,585 on campus · 10.1 mi · Atlanta25%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$60kearningsMorehouse School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 746 on campus · 10.2 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 350 on campus · 10.2 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Oglethorpe UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,521 on campus · 10.4 mi · Atlanta88%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$55kearningsHerzing University-AtlantaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 268 on campus · 10.5 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 State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 30,368 on campus · 10.6 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 · 10.6 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.Emory UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,248 on campus · 12 mi · Atlanta11%admitted$23knet price91%graduate$80kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Atlanta Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,157 on campus · 12.2 mi · Atlanta$-1knet price49%graduate$30kearningsTuition and fees: $3,382 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Interactive College of Technology-ChambleeUniversity or college · For-profit · 529 on campus · 12.2 mi · Chamblee$16knet price37%graduate$27kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 667 on campus · 12.4 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$5knet price17%graduate$33kearnings57% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Beulah Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 215 on campus · 12.5 mi · Atlanta33%graduate$35kearningsKennesaw State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 35,723 on campus · 12.8 mi · Kennesaw69%admitted$15knet price52%graduate$58kearningsAgnes Scott CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,046 on campus · 14.2 mi · Decatur62%admitted$25knet price71%graduate$56kearningsColumbia Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 15 mi · DecaturGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 $75–110k, where Smyrna’s median household income ($100,061) falls.

Atlanta Technical College12.2 mi · Atlanta · sticker $9,197 · tuition $3,382$5,413a year
Chattahoochee Technical College5.1 mi · Marietta · sticker $12,532 · tuition $3,540$7,410a year
Atlanta Metropolitan State College12.4 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $11,740$10,270a year
Emory University12 mi · Atlanta · sticker $83,622$13,821a year
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee12.2 mi · Chamblee · sticker $22,064$14,669a year
Georgia Institute of Technology9.3 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,167$15,088a year
Georgia State University-Perimeter College10.6 mi · Atlanta · sticker $17,608 · tuition $3,104$15,622a year
Kennesaw State University12.8 mi · Kennesaw · sticker $24,008$18,263a year
Georgia State University10.6 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,241$19,390a year
Oglethorpe University10.4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $60,581$23,924a year
Agnes Scott College14.2 mi · Decatur · sticker $63,283$25,194a year
Morris Brown College9.7 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $31,968$31,968a year
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta3.4 mi · Marietta · sticker $35,543$33,291a year
Life University4.8 mi · Marietta · sticker $41,295$33,995a year
Chamberlain University-Georgia9.9 mi · Sandy Springs · sticker $38,272$38,272a year
Spelman College10.1 mi · Atlanta · sticker $50,952$38,640a year
Clark Atlanta University9.9 mi · Atlanta · sticker $43,676$39,514a year
Morehouse College9.9 mi · Atlanta · sticker $51,433$41,179a year
Fortis College-SmyrnaIn Smyrna · sticker $31,288—a year
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus5 mi · Marietta · sticker $37,328—a year
Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs9.4 mi · Sandy Springs · sticker $37,004—a year
Herzing University-Atlanta10.5 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $27,007—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 Smyrna: 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 →Chattahoochee Technical CollegeGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia StateGeorgia State University-Perimeter CollegeEmory UniversityKennesaw State
Kennesaw State University52% graduate$58k earnings$24k typical debt
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
Chattahoochee Technical College38% graduate$37k earnings
Clark Atlanta University49% graduate$43k earnings$27k typical debt
Spelman College78% graduate$60k earnings$25k typical debt
Life University38% graduate$47k earnings$17k typical debt
Morehouse College59% graduate$53k earnings$25k typical debt
Atlanta Technical College49% graduate$30k earnings$10k typical debt
Oglethorpe University54% graduate$55k earnings$25k 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: Fortis College-Smyrna (5); Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta (6); Chamberlain University-Georgia (15); Herzing University-Atlanta (11); Georgia State (2); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (2); Emory University (2); Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee (4).

Majors

What students study in Smyrna

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Fortis College-Smyrna, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 58%Mechanics & repair 25%Precision production 17%Everything else -0%

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Smyrna

Is Smyrna a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Smyrna residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The largest campus in the city, Fortis College-Smyrna, has 488 students on campus.

What colleges are in Smyrna?

Fortis College-Smyrna is inside the city. Life University is 4.8 miles from the center, in Marietta, and Chattahoochee Technical College is 5.1 miles away in Marietta.

What is the closest community college to Smyrna, and what does it cost?

Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, 5.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,540 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $3,407, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Georgia Institute of Technology cost if we live in Georgia?

Tuition and fees are $12,058 a year in-state and $34,484 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,666 (under $30,000 income) to $17,396 (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 Smyrna. 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 →