Lander University is 7.7 miles from Hodges
No college sits inside Hodges’ boundary, but Lander University’s campus in Greenwood, with 3,568 students on campus, is 7.7 miles from the center of town, and Piedmont Technical College is 9.1 miles away in Greenwood. About 10% of Hodges’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina (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 Hodges. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Hodges
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hodges
One private college within 8.7 miles, one public college within 7.7 miles, and Piedmont Technical College 9.1 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 Hodges’ median household income ($60,750) 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 Hodges: 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 Hodges
Is Hodges a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 Hodges residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as South Carolina (6). The nearest campus, Lander University, is 7.7 miles away in Greenwood.
What colleges are near Hodges?
Within 15 miles: Lander University (7.7 miles, 3,568 students on campus), Erskine College (8.7 miles, 961) and Piedmont Technical College (9.1 miles, 2,744).
What is the closest community college to Hodges, and what does it cost?
Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, 9.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,775 a year for South Carolina residents; the federal net price, $11,366, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Lander University cost if we live in South Carolina?
Tuition and fees are $11,700 a year in-state and $21,300 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,450 (under $30,000 income) to $19,102 (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 Hodges. 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 →