Photo: Jober14 · Public domainGwinnett College-Lilburn is 7.2 miles from Snellville
No college sits inside Snellville’s boundary, but Gwinnett College-Lilburn’s campus in Lilburn, with 132 students on campus, is 7.2 miles from the center of town, and Gwinnett Technical College is 7.9 miles away in Lawrenceville. About 7% of Snellville’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 Snellville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Snellville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Snellville
Five private colleges within 14.4 miles, one public college within 8.2 miles, and three community colleges.
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 $75–110k, where Snellville’s median household income ($89,896) 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 Snellville: 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: Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta (2).
Questions about college near Snellville
Is Snellville a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Snellville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Gwinnett College-Lilburn, is 7.2 miles away in Lilburn.
What colleges are near Snellville?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Georgia Gwinnett College (8.2 miles, 10,229 students on campus), Gwinnett Technical College (7.9 miles, 6,388) and Georgia Piedmont Technical College (14 miles, 1,730).
What is the closest community college to Snellville, and what does it cost?
Gwinnett Technical College in Lawrenceville, 7.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,524 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $6,696, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Georgia Gwinnett College cost if we live in Georgia?
Tuition and fees are $4,532 a year in-state and $13,844 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,356 (under $30,000 income) to $20,986 (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 Snellville. 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 →