Poinsett Bridge · Photo: Jack E. Boucher · Public domainNorth Greenville University is 6.1 miles from The Cliffs Valley
No college sits inside The Cliffs Valley’s boundary, but North Greenville University’s campus in Tigerville, with 1,730 students on campus, is 6.1 miles from the center of town, and Greenville Technical College is 21.9 miles away in Greenville. About 1% of The Cliffs Valley’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 The Cliffs Valley. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from The Cliffs Valley
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of The Cliffs Valley
Two private colleges within 14.8 miles, and Blue Ridge Community College 11.7 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Greenville Technical College, is 21.9 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where The Cliffs Valley’s median household income ($108,964) 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: 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 The Cliffs Valley
Is The Cliffs Valley a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 The Cliffs Valley residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below South Carolina (6). The nearest campus, North Greenville University, is 6.1 miles away in Tigerville.
What colleges are near The Cliffs Valley?
Within 15 miles: North Greenville University (6.1 miles, 1,730 students on campus), Blue Ridge Community College (11.7 miles, 1,647) and Furman University (14.8 miles, 2,473).
What is the closest community college to The Cliffs Valley, and what does it cost?
Greenville Technical College in Greenville, 21.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,495 a year for South Carolina residents; the federal net price, $11,713, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Greenville Technical College cost if we live in South Carolina?
Tuition and fees are $5,495 a year in-state and $10,775 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,138 (under $30,000 income) to $15,198 (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 The Cliffs Valley. 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 →