World Class Education
Home to Auburn, Tuskegee, and Columbus State Universities, which explains in part, why New Geography ranked Opelika-Auburn in 2014 as the fourth smartest city in the U.S. In this region there are 14 institutions of higher learning.
• Auburn University (Auburn)
• Chattahoochee Valley Community College (Phenix City)
• Christian Life School of Theology (Columbus)
• Columbus State University (Columbus)
• Columbus Technical College (Columbus)
• Georgia Military College (Columbus)
• Miller-Motte Technical College (Columbus)
• Rivertown School of Beauty (Columbus)
• Strayer University (Columbus)
• Southeastern Beauty School (Columbus)
• Southern Union State Community College (Opelika)
• Troy University (campuses in Columbus, Fort Benning South, and Phenix City)
• Tuskegee University
• University of Phoenix (Columbus)