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Colleges in and near Brighton Township

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver is 4.7 miles from Brighton Township

No college sits inside Brighton Township’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver’s campus in Monaca, with 501 students on campus, is 4.7 miles from the center of town, and Community College of Beaver County is 5.1 miles away in Monaca. About 3% of Brighton Township’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 Brighton Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
4
2,932 students on campus
Nearest college
4.7 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Residents in college
3%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
5.1 mi
Community College of Beaver County · $7,500 tuition
Nearest public university
4.7 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver · $14,408 in-state
Median household income
$115K
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What stands out about college from Brighton Township

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Brighton Township

One private college within 5.7 miles, one public college within 4.7 miles, and two community colleges.

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 Over $110k, where Brighton Township’s median household income ($115,250) 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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Brighton 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 →Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverCommunity College of Beaver CountyGeneva CollegeKent State University at East Liverpool
Geneva College61% graduate$50k earnings$25k typical debt
Community College of Beaver County12% graduate$45k earnings$15k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver22% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
Kent State University at East Liverpool26% graduate$45k earnings*$24k 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver (22); Kent State University at East Liverpool (8).

Questions about college near Brighton Township

Is Brighton Township a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 Brighton Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver, is 4.7 miles away in Monaca.

What colleges are near Brighton Township?

Within 15 miles: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver (4.7 miles, 501 students on campus), Community College of Beaver County (5.1 miles, 970), Geneva College (5.7 miles, 1,168) and Kent State University at East Liverpool (11.8 miles, 293).

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

Community College of Beaver County in Monaca, 5.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,500 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $6,937, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver cost if we live in Pennsylvania?

Tuition and fees are $14,408 a year in-state and $24,134 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,228 (under $30,000 income) to $22,285 (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 Brighton 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 →