Bear Creek Village Historic District · Photo: Smallbones · CC0King's College is 7.9 miles from Bear Creek Village
No college sits inside Bear Creek Village’s boundary, but King's College’s campus in Wilkes-Barre, with 1,708 students on campus, is 7.9 miles from the center of town, and Luzerne County Community College is 12.3 miles away in Nanticoke. About 1% of Bear Creek Village’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Bear Creek Village. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Bear Creek Village
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Bear Creek Village
Two private colleges within 8.1 miles, and Luzerne County Community College 12.3 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre, is 15.9 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 Bear Creek Village’s median household income ($160,962) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre (22).
Questions about college near Bear Creek Village
Is Bear Creek Village a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Bear Creek Village residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, King's College, is 7.9 miles away in Wilkes-Barre.
What colleges are near Bear Creek Village?
Within 15 miles: King's College (7.9 miles, 1,708 students on campus), Wilkes University (8.1 miles, 2,185) and Luzerne County Community College (12.3 miles, 3,643).
What is the closest community college to Bear Creek Village, and what does it cost?
Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke, 12.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,600 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $9,433, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $14,280 a year in-state and $24,006 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,795 (under $30,000 income) to $22,027 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Bear Creek Village. 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 →