Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainCommonwealth Technical Institute is 11.4 miles from Armagh
No college sits inside Armagh’s boundary, but Commonwealth Technical Institute’s campus in Johnstown, with 132 students on campus, is 11.4 miles from the center of town. About 3% of Armagh’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania (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 Armagh. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Armagh
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Armagh
One private college within 11.4 miles, one public college within 13.1 miles, and Commonwealth Technical Institute 11.4 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Armagh’s median household income ($88,929) 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 within 15 miles of Armagh: 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 Armagh
Is Armagh a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Armagh residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Commonwealth Technical Institute, is 11.4 miles away in Johnstown.
What colleges are near Armagh?
Within 15 miles: Commonwealth Technical Institute (11.4 miles, 132 students on campus) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (13.1 miles, 8,436).
What is the closest community college to Armagh, and what does it cost?
Commonwealth Technical Institute in Johnstown, 11.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,714 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $11,714, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Indiana University of Pennsylvania cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $11,380 a year in-state and $16,297 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,364 (under $30,000 income) to $21,933 (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 Armagh. 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 →