Proximity Hotel is centrally located near some of the best colleges and universities in North Carolina. Stay with us while visiting your child for parent’s weekend, homecoming or graduation.
Colleges + Universities
campus tours
Is your child or group touring colleges and university campuses? Proximity is a great place to call “home” while you explore the endless educational opportunities in Central North Carolina. Not only does the Triad offer some pretty amazing public and private colleges and universities, we’re just a day trip away from Winston-Salem (Wake Forest), UNC-Chapel Hill and Raleigh (NC State, Meredith,).
About our Colleges and Universities
Guilford College
Guilford College is an independent liberal arts college of 1,900 traditional aged and adult students in Greensboro, N.C., providing tomorrow’s leaders with the innovative problem-solving skills, experiences and global perspectives to actively create change in the world. Founded by Quakers in 1837, the College continues to be profoundly influenced by Quaker values, principles and testimonies. Guilford is led by Jane Fernandes, the College’s ninth president and the first deaf woman to lead a college or university in the U.S.
Greensboro College
For 177 years, Greensboro College has had the opportunity to genuinely know, encourage and prepare our students in the classroom, in student life, into their future careers, and throughout their lives. Today, they celebrate all those who give power to small numbers. They celebrate that which makes each student his or her own. It is this rich patchwork of individuality, community and experience that is unmistakably and uniquely Greensboro.
Bennett College
Bennett College is a small, private, liberal arts college for women. The College offers women an education conducive to excellence in scholarly pursuits; preparation for leadership roles in the workplace, society, and the world; and life-long learning in a technologically advanced, complex global society. As a United Methodist Church-related institution Bennett College promotes morally grounded maturation, intellectual honesty, purposeful public service, and responsible civic action.
Elon University
The university’s six schools serve a selective student body of 6,000. Elon is one of only seven private universities in the country with accredited schools of business, communications, education, law and health sciences, plus a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society.
Book your stay with the special Elon University rate! Some black out dates apply (including but not limited to graduation and homecoming).
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a challenging, supportive and engaged community where learning is carried forward to “Do something bigger altogether.” Founded in 1891, UNCG is the largest and most diverse university in the Triad, serving more that 19,000 students. Standing apart from other universities, the UNCG community is joined together by a shared value: We define excellence not only by the people we attract, but by the meaningful contributions they make.
Book your stay with our special UNCG rate! Some black out dates apply (including but not limited to graduation and homecoming).
North Carolina A&T
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is an academic community focused on students-providing them with interdisciplinary learning opportunities, teaching them with faculty renowned for excellence, connecting them to cutting edge discoveries in research, and encouraging them to serve their communities.
Book your stay with our special NC A&T rate! Some black out dates apply (including but not limited to graduation and homecoming).
High Point University
High Point University is a private institution that was founded in 1924. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,208, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 380 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. High Point University’s ranking in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Colleges (South).
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Book your stay with our special HPU rate! Some black out dates apply (including but not limited to graduation and homecoming).
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private institution that was founded in 1834 in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest is made up of six schools. Its graduate programs include those in the highly ranked School of Law, School of Business and School of Medicine. Undergraduates are enrolled in either Wake Forest College or the business school. Notable alumni include the shortest NBA player of all-time, Muggsy Bogues; legendary golfer Arnold Palmer; and journalist and talk show host Al Hunt.
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Book your stay with our special Wake Forest University rate! Some black out dates apply (including but not limited to graduation and homecoming).
Salem College
A small, close-knit women’s college that provides opportunities for students to grow as confident individuals in an atmosphere of trust.
UNC Chapel Hill
UNC-Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is a global higher education leader known for innovative teaching, research and public service. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best value for academic quality in U.S. public higher education. Now in its third century, the University offers 78 bachelor’s, 112 master’s, 68 doctorate and seven professional degree programs through 14 schools and the College of Arts and Sciences. More than 29,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students learn from a faculty of 3,600. Every day, faculty, staff and students shape their teaching, research and public service to meet North Carolina’s most pressing needs in all 100 counties. Carolina’s 292,500 alumni live in all 50 states and more than 150 countries
Duke University
Younger than most other prestigious U.S. research universities, Duke University in Durham, NC consistently ranks among the very best. Duke’s graduate and professional schools — in business, divinity, engineering, the environment, law, medicine, nursing and public policy — are among the leaders in their fields. Duke also is active internationally through the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore, Duke Kunshan University in China and numerous research and education programs across the globe.