- Wilkesboro/North Wilkesboro
- Education is a priority to Wilkes County as evidenced in our public school system and the growth of Wilkes Community College. We are within a 45 minute drive of Appalachian State University and within a 2 hour drive of several other major universities and colleges, not only in North Carolina, but also Virginia and Tennessee.
- There is an elementary school, middle school, and high school within three miles of Canterbury Estates. The Wilkes County School System consists of 22 schools, serving almost 10,000 students. Facilities include sixteen elementary schools, one middle school (4 new middle schools under construction), four high schools, and a career education center. All schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
 Wilkes Community College is a public, two-year, "open door" institution committed to providing comprehensive education and educational support for people in Wilkes, Ashe, and Alleghany Counties and the surrounding region. WCC provides quality education, training and retraining for the workforce, including basic skills education, occupational, technical and pre-baccalaureate programs; support for economic development through services to business and industry, both public and private; and a variety of services and cultural activities that improve the quality of life. For more information visit their website Wilkes Community College
- Boone/Blowing Rock
 Appalachian State University is a coeducational university offering degrees at the bachelors, masters, specialist, and doctorate levels. Founded in 1899, it has been a member institution of The University of North Carolina since 1971. ASU is located in Boone, NC, a 45 minute drive from the Wilkesboros.
- Winston-Salem
- Winston-Salem has a long tradition of supporting education, going back to the Moravian settlers in the mid-1700s. In those 250 years, four key events shape the state of higher education in Winston-Salem today.
- In 1772, the Moravians started a school for women, which evolved into today's Salem Academy and College.
- In 1892, the Slater Industrial Academy was formed, in one room, with one teacher, and with 25 students. Today, Winston-Salem State University is one of the nation's leading historically-black colleges and universities.
 In 1954, small Wake Forest College moved to Winston-Salem from Wake Forest, North Carolina. Today, Wake Forest University, with its undergraduate, MBA, law and medical schools, is nationally prominent and an important local citizen.
- In 1963, the North Carolina General Assembly established the North Carolina School of the Arts, which opened in Winston-Salem in 1965. In 1972, the School became part of the prestigious University of North Carolina system.
- Other colleges in the area include Forsyth Technical Community College, Dudley Cosmetology University, and Piedmont Baptist College.
- Charlotte
 Universities, Private Liberal Arts Colleges, and Public Community Colleges
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