Alabama offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Alabama research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Centre. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Centre is right for you.
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CENTRE, ALABAMA QUICK STATSCounty: Cherokee
Elevation: 663 feet
Land Area: 11.0 square miles
Population Density: 318 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 8.60%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (87.3%), Black (10.0%), Two or more races (1.3%), Hispanic (1.0%), American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): United States (26.7%), Irish (5.0%), English (4.9%), German (1.9%), French (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (65.0 miles , pop. 158,216)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (78.0 miles , pop. 416,474)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (542.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Leesburg, AL (2.4 miles ), Cedar Bluff, AL (2.5 miles ), Sand Rock, AL (2.7 miles ), Gaylesville, AL (3.2 miles) , Mud Creek, AL (3.3 miles ), Collinsville, AL (3.6 miles ), Turkeytown, AL (3.8 miles ), Lookout Mountain, AL (3.8 miles )
Centre Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Black race population percentage above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
CENTRE, ALABAMA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 57.00%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.70%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Centre:
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 15 miles, GADSDEN, AL, Full-time enrollment: 3,360 JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY about 24 miles, JACKSONVILLE, AL, FT enrollment: 6,418 STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA about 53 miles, CARROLLTON, GA, FT enrollment: 7,241 KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY about 63 miles, KENNESAW, GA, FT enrollment: 9,589 ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY about 63 miles, NORMAL, AL, FT enrollment: 4,886 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA about 66 miles, CHATTANOOGA, TN, FT enrollment: 6,914 GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE about 66 miles, HANCEVILLE, AL, FT enrollment: 3,272
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