Coplay Cement Company Kilns · Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli · CC BY 2.0Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown is 3.2 miles from Coplay
No college sits inside Coplay’s boundary, but Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown’s campus in Allentown, with 277 students on campus, is 3.2 miles from the center of town, and Lehigh Carbon Community College is 6 miles away in Schnecksville. About 6% of Coplay’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 Coplay. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Coplay
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Coplay
Seven private colleges within 11.1 miles, one public college within 9.1 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 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 $48–75k, where Coplay’s median household income ($61,906) 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 Coplay: 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: Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown (22); Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown (8); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley (22).
Questions about college near Coplay
Is Coplay a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Coplay residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown, is 3.2 miles away in Allentown.
What colleges are near Coplay?
10 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Lehigh University (7.5 miles, 7,156 students on campus), Northampton County Area Community College (9 miles, 7,042) and Lehigh Carbon Community College (6 miles, 4,402).
What is the closest community college to Coplay, and what does it cost?
Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, 6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,280 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $9,203, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $15,208 a year in-state and $25,392 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,422 (under $30,000 income) to $24,539 (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 Coplay. 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 →