Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) · CC BY-SA 2.5Alvernia University is 10.7 miles from East Cocalico Township
No college sits inside East Cocalico Township’s boundary, but Alvernia University’s campus in Reading, with 2,166 students on campus, is 10.7 miles from the center of town, and Reading Area Community College is 11.8 miles away in Reading. About 2% of East Cocalico 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 East Cocalico Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from East Cocalico Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of East Cocalico Township
Five private colleges within 14.1 miles, one public college within 11.6 miles, and Reading Area Community College 11.8 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where East Cocalico Township’s median household income ($96,875) 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 East Cocalico Township: 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 (22); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (22); Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster (2).
Questions about college near East Cocalico Township
Is East Cocalico Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 East Cocalico Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Alvernia University, is 10.7 miles away in Reading.
What colleges are near East Cocalico Township?
7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Reading Area Community College (11.8 miles, 3,588 students on campus), Alvernia University (10.7 miles, 2,166) and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (11.6 miles, 1,934).
What is the closest community college to East Cocalico Township, and what does it cost?
Reading Area Community College in Reading, 11.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,480 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $9,228, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $15,972 a year in-state and $26,958 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $16,429 (under $30,000 income) to $29,541 (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 East Cocalico 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 →