Higher Education in the Bristol Area
Average ACT Scores for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA in 2007
| Composite | English | Math | Science | Reading | |
| TN Average | 20.6 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 21.0 | 20.3 |
| Sullivan County, TN | 20.7 | 20.5 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 20.6 |
| City of Bristol, TN | 21.6 | 21.6 | 20.7 | 22.3 | 21.3 |
Here are a few of the higher education institutions you will find right here in Bristol.
ETSU at Bristol This is a satellite campus for East Tennessee State University in Johnson City that serves approximately 350 students each semester. ETSU is a regional university that serves over 11,600 students each semester through six colleges, with 112 undergraduate programs, 7 graduate certificates, 75 masters' programs, 3 specialist programs and 12 doctorate programs. www.etsu.edu
King College King College is a Presbyterian-affiliated comprehensive college that serves 1,270 students each semester through five schools with over 80 academic programs and a Center for Graduate and Professional Studies. www.king.edu
National College of Business & Technology National College of Business and Technology offers concentrated, career-specific instruction in 9 areas of study with 6 Associates' degrees and 8 Diploma programs. www.ncbt.edu
Virginia Intermont College Virginia Intermont College is a Baptist-affiliated college that serves 1,140 students each semester through 48 majors, 23 minors, and 3 Associates degrees. www.vic.edu
These are a few of the universities and colleges within a one-hour's drive of Bristol.
Emory & Henry College (Emory, VA) www.ehc.edu
Carson Newman College (Jefferson City, TN) www.cn.edu
Milligan College (Elizabethton, TN) www.milligan.edu
Northeast State Technical Community College (Blountville, TN) www.nstcc.cc.tn.us
Southwest Virginia Community College (Cedar Bluff, VA) www.sw.vccs.edu
Tusculum College (Greeneville, TN) www.tusculum.edu
Walters State Community College (Morristown, TN) www.wscc.cc.tn.us
Wytheville Community College (Wytheville, VA) www.wcc.vccs.edu
