Photo: Ficflash · CC BY-SA 3.0Lancaster Bible College is 10.5 miles from Brickerville
No college sits inside Brickerville’s boundary, but Lancaster Bible College’s campus in Lancaster, with 1,588 students on campus, is 10.5 miles from the center of town, and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is 13.1 miles away in Lancaster. About 4% of Brickerville’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 Brickerville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Brickerville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Brickerville
Five private colleges within 14 miles, and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 13.1 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, is 16.1 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 $48–75k, where Brickerville’s median household income ($74,167) 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: Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster (2).
Questions about college near Brickerville
Is Brickerville a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Brickerville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Lancaster Bible College, is 10.5 miles away in Lancaster.
What colleges are near Brickerville?
Within 15 miles: Lancaster Bible College (10.5 miles, 1,588 students on campus), Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster (11.7 miles, 1,402), Franklin and Marshall College (12.5 miles, 1,911), Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (12.9 miles, 318), Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (13.1 miles, 1,453) and Lebanon Valley College (14 miles, 1,964).
What is the closest community college to Brickerville, and what does it cost?
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster, 13.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $9,050 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $14,104, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Millersville University of Pennsylvania cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $11,128 a year in-state and $22,952 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,565 (under $30,000 income) to $24,541 (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 Brickerville. 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 →