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Colleges in and near Coolspring Township

Grove City College is 11.1 miles from Coolspring Township

No college sits inside Coolspring Township’s boundary, but Grove City College’s campus in Grove City, with 2,251 students on campus, is 11.1 miles from the center of town, and Butler County Community College is 34.9 miles away in Butler. About 2% of Coolspring 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 Coolspring Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
5
4,752 students on campus
Nearest college
11.1 mi
Grove City College
Residents in college
2%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
34.9 mi
Butler County · $5,910 tuition
Nearest public university
15 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango · $14,024 in-state
Median household income
$88K
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What stands out about college from Coolspring Township

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Coolspring Township

Four private colleges within 13.7 miles, and one public college within 15 miles.

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 $75–110k, where Coolspring Township’s median household income ($87,750) 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 Coolspring 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 →Westminster CollegeThiel CollegeLaurel Technical InstitutePennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango
Westminster College65% graduate$54k earnings$26k typical debt
Thiel College49% graduate$50k earnings$27k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango42% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
Laurel Technical Institute73% graduate$28k earnings$11k 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 Shenango (22).

Questions about college near Coolspring Township

Is Coolspring Township a college town?

No. About 2 of every 100 Coolspring Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Grove City College, is 11.1 miles away in Grove City.

What colleges are near Coolspring Township?

Within 15 miles: Grove City College (11.1 miles, 2,251 students on campus), Westminster College (12.1 miles, 1,096), Thiel College (12.6 miles, 920), Laurel Technical Institute (13.7 miles, 160) and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango (15 miles, 325).

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

Butler County Community College in Butler, 34.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,910 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $6,233, counts housing and food at full cost.

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

Tuition and fees are $14,024 a year in-state and $23,560 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,946 (under $30,000 income) to $22,729 (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 Coolspring 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 →