Macon County is within an hour and a half of over a dozen colleges and universities!  These include

Gallatin
Volunteer State Community College

Hartsville
Tennessee Technology Center

Lebanon
Cumberland University

Cookeville
Tennessee Technological University

Nashville
Vanderbilt University
Belmont University
Fisk University
David Lipscomb University
Peabody College
Tennessee State University
Trevecca Nazarene University
John A. Gupton College
Draughons Junior College
Nashville State Technical Community College
Nashville Auto Diesel College

Murfreesboro
Middle Tennessee State University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
Western Kentucky State University