Photo: Chefpyromaniac · CC BY-SA 3.0Ohio Wesleyan University is 14.5 miles from Porter Township
No college sits inside Porter Township’s boundary, but Ohio Wesleyan University’s campus in Delaware, with 1,452 students on campus, is 14.5 miles from the center of town, and Marion Technical College is 23.8 miles away in Marion. About 2% of Porter 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 Porter Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Porter Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Porter Township
One private college within 14.5 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Marion Technical College, is 23.8 miles away.
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 would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Porter Township’s median household income ($124,438) falls.
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.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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.
Questions about college near Porter Township
Is Porter Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Porter Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Ohio Wesleyan University, is 14.5 miles away in Delaware.
What colleges are near Porter Township?
Within 15 miles: Ohio Wesleyan University (14.5 miles, 1,452 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Porter Township, and what does it cost?
Marion Technical College in Marion, 23.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,595 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $7,417, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Marion Technical College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $6,595 a year in-state and $11,225 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,554 (under $30,000 income) to $13,026 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Porter 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 →