Mayland Community College is located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, about an hour from Asheville in Mitchell County. In addition to the Spruce Pine campus, Mayland also has campuses in Avery and Yancey counties.
Mayland Community College
P.O. Box 547
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
828-765-7351
mayland.edu
McDowell County is home to a namesake technical college, located in the town of Marion. In addition to associate's degrees, McDowell Tech awards diplomas and certificates in vocational fields such as cosmetology and cabinetmaking.
McDowell Technical Community College
54 College Drive
Marion, NC 28752
828-652-6021
www.mcdowelltech.edu
Located in the Rutherford County town of Spindale, Isothermal Community College is home to WNCW radio, which broadcasts an eclectic mix of music throughout the Western North Carolina region.
Isothermal Community College
P.O. Box 804
Spindale, NC 28160
828-286-3636
isothermal.edu
Located in Asheville with additional campuses in Enka and Madison County, Asheville-Buncombe Tech shares a home city with the University of North Carolina's four-year liberal arts college, the University of North Carolina-Asheville.
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
340 Victoria Road
Asheville, NC 28801
828-254-1921
abtech.edu
Blue Ridge Community College is located in the Henderson County town of Flat Rock. In addition to associate's degree curricula and continuing education classes in the community, Blue Ridge offers early college and dual enrollment programs for high school students.
Blue Ridge Community College
180 West Campus Drive
Flat Rock, NC 28731
828-694-1700
blueridge.edu
The Haywood County town of Clyde is home to Haywood Community College. Haywood houses the Regional High Technology Center, which was the first advanced technology center of its kind in North Carolina when it opened in 1986.
Haywood Community College
185 Freedlander Drive
Clyde, NC 28721
828-627-2821
haywood.edu
Southwestern Community College is located in the Jackson County town of Sylva. Southwestern is the closest community college to the region's comprehensive university, Western Carolina University, located less than 10 miles away in Cullowhee.
Southwestern Community College
447 College Drive
Sylva, NC 28779
828-586-4091
southwesterncc.edu
Tri-County Community College in Murphy is located less than an hour from the Tennessee and Georgia borders. As the school's name implies, Tri-County serves students in the three rural counties of Cherokee, Clay and Graham.
Tri-County Community College
21 Campus Circle
Murphy, NC 28906
828-837-6810
tricountycc.edu