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Colleges in and near Rural Hill

Remington College-Nashville Campus is 8.7 miles from Rural Hill

No college sits inside Rural Hill’s boundary, but Remington College-Nashville Campus’s campus in Nashville, with 279 students on campus, is 8.7 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Rural Hill’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee (5%).

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 Rural Hill. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
6,736 students on campus
Nearest college
8.7 mi
Remington College-Nashville Campus
Residents in college
5%
About the same as TN (5%)
Nearest community college
8.7 mi
Remington College-Nashville Campus · $16,258 tuition
Nearest public university
17.8 mi
Tennessee State · $8,616 in-state
Median household income
$108K
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What stands out about college from Rural Hill

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

A community college 8.7 miles awayRemington College-Nashville Campus has 279 students on campus in Nashville, 47% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Tennessee StateLiving in Tennessee, Tennessee State University charges $8,616 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $22,416. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 5% of residentsAbout the same as Tennessee (5%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Rural Hill

Six private colleges within 13.8 miles, and Remington College-Nashville Campus 8.7 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Tennessee State University, is 17.8 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miCumberland UniversityTrevecca Nazarene UniversityRural Hill
University or collegeCommunity college
Remington College-Nashville CampusCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 8.7 mi · Nashville$29knet price47%graduate$31kearningsTuition and fees: $16,258 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 12 campuses that file with it.Fortis Institute-NashvilleUniversity or college · For-profit · 392 on campus · 10.4 mi · Nashville$29knet price43%graduate$33kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia IncUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 200 on campus · 13.3 mi · MadisonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Trevecca Nazarene UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,076 on campus · 13.4 mi · Nashville69%admitted$17knet price53%graduate$49kearningsCumberland UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,727 on campus · 13.5 mi · Lebanon67%admitted$19knet price46%graduate$58kearningsLincoln College of Technology-NashvilleUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,062 on campus · 13.8 mi · Nashville$33knet price68%graduate$46kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.

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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Rural Hill’s median household income ($108,250) falls.

Trevecca Nazarene University13.4 mi · Nashville · sticker $41,548$17,779a year
Cumberland University13.5 mi · Lebanon · sticker $43,358$20,333a year
Tennessee State University17.8 mi · Nashville · sticker $25,637$20,624a year
Remington College-Nashville Campus8.7 mi · Nashville · sticker $34,630 · tuition $16,258$32,567a year
Fortis Institute-Nashville10.4 mi · Nashville · sticker $35,598$35,598a year
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville13.8 mi · Nashville · sticker $37,798$36,016a 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: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Remington College-Nashville CampusFortis Institute-NashvilleTrevecca Nazarene UniversityCumberland UniversityLincoln College of Technology-NashvilleTennessee State
Tennessee State University34% graduate$43k earnings$27k typical debt
Cumberland University46% graduate$58k earnings$18k typical debt
Trevecca Nazarene University53% graduate$49k earnings$19k typical debt
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville68% graduate$46k earnings*$12k typical debt
Fortis Institute-Nashville43% graduate$33k earnings*$12k typical debt
Remington College-Nashville Campus47% graduate$31k earnings*$13k 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: Remington College-Nashville Campus (12); Fortis Institute-Nashville (4); Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville (8).

Questions about college near Rural Hill

Is Rural Hill a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Rural Hill residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Tennessee (5). The nearest campus, Remington College-Nashville Campus, is 8.7 miles away in Nashville.

What colleges are near Rural Hill?

Within 15 miles: Remington College-Nashville Campus (8.7 miles, 279 students on campus), Fortis Institute-Nashville (10.4 miles, 392), Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc (13.3 miles, 200), Trevecca Nazarene University (13.4 miles, 2,076), Cumberland University (13.5 miles, 2,727) and Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville (13.8 miles, 1,062).

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

Remington College-Nashville Campus in Nashville, 8.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $16,258 a year for Tennessee residents; the federal net price, $29,098, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Tennessee State University cost if we live in Tennessee?

Tuition and fees are $8,616 a year in-state and $22,416 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,005 (under $30,000 income) to $20,099 (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 Rural Hill. 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 →