Photo: User:Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Pennsylvania College of Technology is 2 miles from Garden View
No college sits inside Garden View’s boundary, but Pennsylvania College of Technology’s campus in Williamsport, with 3,903 students on campus, is 2 miles from the center of town, and Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is 44.4 miles away in Pleasant Gap. About 3% of Garden View’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 Garden View. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Garden View
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Garden View
One private college within 2.6 miles, and one public college within 2 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 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 Garden View’s median household income ($52,222) 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 Garden View: 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.
Questions about college near Garden View
Is Garden View a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Garden View residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania College of Technology, is 2 miles away in Williamsport.
What colleges are near Garden View?
Within 15 miles: Pennsylvania College of Technology (2 miles, 3,903 students on campus) and Lycoming College (2.6 miles, 1,063).
What is the closest community college to Garden View, and what does it cost?
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology in Pleasant Gap, 44.4 miles away.
How much does Pennsylvania College of Technology cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $18,240 a year in-state and $25,980 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $20,065 (under $30,000 income) to $30,533 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Garden View. 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 →