Georgia 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 Georgia 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 Plains. 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 Plains is right for you.
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PLAINS, GEORGIA QUICK STATSCounty: Sumter
Elevation: 499 feet
Land Area: 0.82 square miles
Population Density: 742 people per square mile
Population: 606
Races (City): Black (59.8%), White Non-Hispanic (37.4%), Hispanic (2.8%), Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries (City): United States (15.5%), English (3.8%), German (1.7%), Dutch (1.1%), Polish (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Dougherty, GA (33.6 miles , pop. 59,680)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (112.7 miles , pop. 201,568)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (670.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Preston, GA (2.9 miles ), Americus, GA (3.2 miles ), Parrott, GA (3.4 miles) , Smithville, GA (3.5 miles ), Weston, GA (3.7 miles) , Bronwood, GA (3.8 miles ), Ellaville, GA (3.9 miles ), Richland, GA (4.0 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Plains: Peterson Field Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,095, Local Ops: 1,095)
Plains Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly 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.
PLAINS, GEORGIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 54.00%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.60%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Plains:
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY about 39 miles, ALBANY, GA, Full-time enrollment: 2,996 COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY about 44 miles, COLUMBUS, GA, FT enrollment: 3,886 FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY about 47 miles, FT VALLEY, GA, FT enrollment: 2,233 MACON STATE COLLEGE about 70 miles, MACON, GA, FT enrollment: 2,557 CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 70 miles, MACON, GA, FT enrollment: 2,383 MERCER UNIVERSITY about 71 miles, MACON, GA, FT enrollment: 5,859 GORDON COLLEGE about 74 miles, BARNESVILLE, GA, FT enrollment: 2,263
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