Kelly's Ferry Road and Cemetery · Photo: Tennessee State Library and Archives · CC0Covenant College is 6.6 miles from Whiteside
No college sits inside Whiteside’s boundary, but Covenant College’s campus in Lookout Mountain, with 928 students on campus, is 6.6 miles from the center of town, and Chattanooga State Community College is 15.9 miles away in Chattanooga. About 0% of Whiteside’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 Whiteside. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Whiteside
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Whiteside
Two private colleges within 12.4 miles, and one public college within 11.2 miles.
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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Whiteside.
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 Whiteside: 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 Whiteside
Is Whiteside a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Whiteside residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Tennessee (5). The nearest campus, Covenant College, is 6.6 miles away in Lookout Mountain.
What colleges are near Whiteside?
Within 15 miles: Covenant College (6.6 miles, 928 students on campus), The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (11.2 miles, 10,079) and Richmont Graduate University (12.4 miles, 233).
What is the closest community college to Whiteside, and what does it cost?
Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga, 15.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,772 a year for Tennessee residents; the federal net price, $5,283, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga cost if we live in Tennessee?
Tuition and fees are $10,448 a year in-state and $18,512 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,876 (under $30,000 income) to $19,137 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Whiteside. 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 →