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Colleges in and near Cornwells Heights

Holy Family University is 2.2 miles from Cornwells Heights

No college sits inside Cornwells Heights’ boundary, but Holy Family University’s campus in Philadelphia, with 2,606 students on campus, is 2.2 miles from the center of town, and Orleans Technical College is 3.3 miles away in Philadelphia. About 4% of Cornwells Heights’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania (6%).

Holy Family University

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 Cornwells Heights. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
24
74,061 students on campus
Nearest college
2.2 mi
Holy Family University
Residents in college
4%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
3.3 mi
Orleans Technical College
Nearest public university
8.9 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · $15,268 in-state
Median household income
$87K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Cornwells Heights

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

A university 2.2 miles awayHoly Family University has 2,606 students on campus in Philadelphia, 61% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 3.3 miles awayOrleans Technical College in Philadelphia.In-state price at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonLiving in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington charges $15,268 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $25,664. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 4% of residentsAbout the same as Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Cornwells Heights

18 private colleges within 14.9 miles, three public colleges within 12.7 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityThomas Jefferson UniversityCornwells Heights
University or collegeCommunity college
Holy Family UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,606 on campus · 2.2 mi · Philadelphia71%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$62kearningsLincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 374 on campus · 3.2 mi · Philadelphia$27knet price58%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Orleans Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 3.3 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$20knet price90%graduate$39kearningsCairn University-LanghorneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 838 on campus · 6.5 mi · Langhorne88%admitted$28knet price60%graduate$44kearningsBryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 7 mi · Bryn Athyn83%admitted$21knet price68%graduate$40kearningsRowan College at Burlington CountyCommunity college · Public · 3,689 on campus · 7.9 mi · Mount Laurel, NJ$5knet price36%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,990 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Manor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 8.1 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 8.9 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 9.4 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Gratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 9.7 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.PITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 10.3 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 11 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsBucks County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,189 on campus · 11.2 mi · Newtown$6knet price32%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,683 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 11.3 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 12 mi · Glenside · mostly online60% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Temple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 12.7 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsRutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 12.7 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Community College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 13.8 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 14 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 14.1 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 14.3 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 14.6 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 14.7 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 14.9 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 Cornwells Heights’ median household income ($87,396) falls.

Rowan College at Burlington County7.9 mi · Mount Laurel, NJ · sticker $12,243 · tuition $6,990$8,088a year
Bucks County Community College11.2 mi · Newtown · sticker $11,688 · tuition $5,683$10,516a year
Manor College8.1 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$15,838a year
Holy Family University2.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,539$16,307a year
Community College of Philadelphia13.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$17,032a year
Rutgers University-Camden12.7 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$20,475a year
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church7 mi · Bryn Athyn · sticker $41,093$20,581a year
La Salle University11 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$21,263a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington8.9 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$22,249a year
Orleans Technical College3.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $26,587$23,196a year
Cairn University-Langhorne6.5 mi · Langhorne · sticker $46,233$26,309a year
Chestnut Hill College14.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$28,168a year
Arcadia University11.3 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$28,654a year
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia3.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $31,905$29,364a year
Temple University12.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$29,397a year
Thomas Jefferson University14.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$29,734a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts14 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$44,893a year
Moore College of Art and Design14.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$46,865a year
PITC Institute10.3 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926—a year

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 Cornwells Heights: 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 →Rowan College at Burlington CountyBucks CountyTemple UniversityRutgers University-CamdenCommunity College of PhiladelphiaThomas Jefferson University
Temple University75% graduate$64k earnings$24k typical debt
Thomas Jefferson University69% graduate$77k earnings$15k typical debt
Community College of Philadelphia24% graduate$41k earnings$11k typical debt
Rutgers University-Camden67% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Bucks County Community College32% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Rowan College at Burlington County36% graduate$45k earnings$10k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
La Salle University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k typical debt
Arcadia University67% graduate$58k earnings$27k typical debt
Holy Family University61% graduate$62k earnings$25k typical debt
Chestnut Hill College49% graduate$52k earnings$26k typical debt
Cairn University-Langhorne60% graduate$44k earnings$27k 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: Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22); Rutgers University-Camden (3).

Questions about college near Cornwells Heights

Is Cornwells Heights a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Cornwells Heights residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Holy Family University, is 2.2 miles away in Philadelphia.

What colleges are near Cornwells Heights?

24 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (12.7 miles, 27,767 students on campus), Thomas Jefferson University (14.1 miles, 7,162) and Community College of Philadelphia (13.8 miles, 6,659).

What is the closest community college to Cornwells Heights, and what does it cost?

Orleans Technical College in Philadelphia, 3.3 miles away.

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

Tuition and fees are $15,268 a year in-state and $25,664 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,629 (under $30,000 income) to $25,785 (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 Cornwells Heights. 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 →