Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Whitesburg. 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 Whitesburg is right for you.
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WHITESBURG, KENTUCKY QUICK STATSCounty: Letcher
Elevation: 1164 feet
Land Area: 3.10 square miles
Population Density: 478 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (95.7%), Asian Indian (1.6%), Black (0.6%), Other Asian (0.6%), Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): United States (31.6%), English (11.7%), German (5.9%), Irish (3.4%), French (1.8%), Scottish (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (59.6 miles , pop. 55,469)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (111.3 miles , pop. 260,512)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (417.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Eolia, KY (2.4 miles ), Colson, KY (2.8 miles ), Fleming-Neon, KY (2.9 miles ), Blackey, KY (3.0 miles) , McRoberts, KY (3.2 miles ), Jenkins, KY (3.4 miles ), Pound, VA (3.4 miles ), Lynch, KY (3.4 miles )
Whitesburg Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age 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 significantly below state average.
WHITESBURG, KENTUCKY EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 67.70%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.90%
Colleges/Universities in Whitesburg:
JENNY LEA ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOGY Full-time enrollment: 30, Location: 74 PARKWAY PLAZA LOOP, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Whitesburg:
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 49 miles, BLOUNTVILLE, TN, Full-time enrollment: 2,729 SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 57 miles, RICHLANDS, VA, FT enrollment: 2,412 EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY about 68 miles, JOHNSON CITY, TN, FT enrollment: 9,498 WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 69 miles, MORRISTOWN, TN, FT enrollment: 3,893 CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE about 79 miles, JEFFERSON CITY, TN, FT enrollment: 2,073 MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY about 82 miles, MOREHEAD, KY, FT enrollment: 6,866 APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY about 88 miles, BOONE, NC, FT enrollment: 12,245
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