Colleges in Rock Hill South Carolina

County: York

Incorporated: 1870

Land Area: 31.0 square miles

Population Density: 2170 people per square mile

Population: 67,339

Population change since 2000: 35.30%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (57.6%), Black (37.3%), Hispanic (2.5%), Other race (1.0%), Two or more races (1.0%), American Indian (0.8%), Vietnamese (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): United States (8.6%), English (7.4%), Irish (7.1%), German (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%), Italian (2.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charlotte, NC (21.7 miles , pop. 540,828)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (475.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Newport, SC (2.2 miles ), Lesslie, SC (2.3 miles ), India Hook, SC (2.3 miles ), Riverview, SC (2.3 miles ), Fort Mill, SC (2.5 miles ), Tega Cay, SC (2.6 miles ), Van Wyck, SC (3.2 miles ), Lake Wylie, SC (3.4 miles )

Rock Hill Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage above state average.

Median age below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

House age below state average.

High school or higher: 75.20%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.30%

Graduate or professional degree: 8.80%

Colleges/Universities in Rock Hill:

WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 4,976, Location: 119 TILLMAN HALL, Public, Website: www.winthrop.edu, Offers Master's degree

YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 2,221, Location: 452 S ANDERSON RD, Public, Website: www.yorktech.com

CLINTON JUNIOR COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 32, Location: 1029 CRAWFORD RD, Private, not-for-profit

PLAZA SCHOOL OF BEAUTY

FT enrollment: 17, Location: 946 OAKLAND AVE, Private, for-profit

STYLE TRENDS BARBERING AND HAIR STYLE ACADEMY

Location: 239 HAMPTON, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Rock Hill:

CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 26 miles, CHARLOTTE, NC, Full-time enrollment: 7,967

GASTON COLLEGE

about 29 miles, DALLAS, NC, FT enrollment: 2,473

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE

about 31 miles, CHARLOTTE, NC, FT enrollment: 13,706

GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY

about 44 miles, BOILING SPRINGS, NC, FT enrollment: 2,563

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG

about 53 miles, SPARTANBURG, SC, FT enrollment: 3,041

CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 57 miles, HICKORY, NC, FT enrollment: 2,052

ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 61 miles, SALISBURY, NC, FT enrollment: 2,499