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Colleges in and near Bethel Township

Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management is 10.2 miles from Bethel Township

No college sits inside Bethel Township’s boundary, but Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management’s campus in Wright-Patterson AFB, with 616 students on campus, is 10.2 miles from the center of town, and Sinclair Community College is 13.2 miles away in Dayton. About 1% of Bethel Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below Ohio (6%).

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Bethel Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
9
32,966 students on campus
Nearest college
10.2 mi
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Residents in college
1%
Below OH (6%)
Nearest community college
13.2 mi
Sinclair · $3,675 tuition
Nearest public university
10.2 mi
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Median household income
$110K
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What stands out about college from Bethel Township

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A college 10.2 miles awayAir Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management has 616 students on campus in Wright-Patterson AFB.A community college 13.2 miles awaySinclair Community College in Dayton: tuition and fees $3,675 a year for Ohio residents.Students are 1% of residentsBelow Ohio (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Bethel Township

Six private colleges within 14.7 miles, two public colleges within 10.4 miles, and Sinclair Community College 13.2 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miSinclairUniversity of DaytonWright StateBethel Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & ManagementUniversity or college · Public · 616 on campus · 10.2 mi · Wright-Patterson AFBGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Wright State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 8,941 on campus · 10.4 mi · Dayton96%admitted$15knet price42%graduate$50kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.United Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 336 on campus · 12.6 mi · DaytonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Sinclair Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,933 on campus · 13.2 mi · Dayton$6knet price41%graduate$38kearningsTuition and fees: $3,675 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Antioch UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 13.2 mi · Yellow Springs · mostly online$52kearnings74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.University of DaytonUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 10,464 on campus · 13.9 mi · Dayton65%admitted$30knet price80%graduate$76kearningsOhio Medical Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 121 on campus · 14 mi · Dayton$16knet price79%graduateAntioch CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 14.1 mi · Yellow Springs89%admitted$15knet price41%graduateWittenberg UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,313 on campus · 14.7 mi · Springfield72%admitted$19knet price53%graduate$55kearnings

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Bethel Township’s median household income ($109,849) falls.

Sinclair Community College13.2 mi · Dayton · sticker $11,003 · tuition $3,675$8,460a year
Antioch College14.1 mi · Yellow Springs · sticker $49,856$11,398a year
Wright State University10.4 mi · Dayton · sticker $24,373$18,734a year
Wittenberg University14.7 mi · Springfield · sticker $57,799$19,178a year
University of Dayton13.9 mi · Dayton · sticker $65,881$26,871a year
Ohio Medical Career College14 mi · Dayton · sticker $20,552—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Bethel Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Wright StateSinclairUniversity of DaytonWittenberg University
Sinclair Community College41% graduate$38k earnings$12k typical debt
University of Dayton80% graduate$76k earnings$23k typical debt
Wright State University42% graduate$50k earnings*$23k typical debt
Wittenberg University53% graduate$55k earnings$27k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Wright State (2).

Questions about college near Bethel Township

Is Bethel Township a college town?

No. About 1 of every 100 Bethel Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management, is 10.2 miles away in Wright-Patterson AFB.

What colleges are near Bethel Township?

9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Sinclair Community College (13.2 miles, 10,933 students on campus), the University of Dayton (13.9 miles, 10,464) and Wright State University (10.4 miles, 8,941).

What is the closest community college to Bethel Township, and what does it cost?

Sinclair Community College in Dayton, 13.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,675 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $5,992, counts housing and food at full cost.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bethel Township. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →