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Colleges in and near Kelly Township

Bucknell University is 3.6 miles from Kelly Township

Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg (129 students on campus) is inside the town, and Bucknell University (3,892) is 3.6 miles from the center, just over the line in Lewisburg. About 2% of Kelly 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 Kelly Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
3
6,268 students on campus
Nearest college
2.1 mi
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg
Residents in college
2%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
43.6 mi
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Nearest public university
17.1 mi
Pennsylvania College of Technology · $18,240 in-state
Median household income
$55K
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What stands out about college in Kelly Township

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Kelly Township

Three private colleges within 14.1 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Pennsylvania College of Technology, is 17.1 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 it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Kelly Township’s median household income ($54,886) 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: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-LewisburgBucknell UniversitySusquehanna UniversityPennsylvania College of Technology
Pennsylvania College of Technology53% graduate$53k earnings$24k typical debt
Bucknell University86% graduate$94k earnings$27k typical debt
Susquehanna University82% graduate$62k earnings$27k typical debt
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg66% graduate$31k earnings*$16k 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: Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg (22).

Majors

What students study in Kelly Township

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 77%Transportation 23%Everything else 0%

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Kelly Township

Is Kelly Township a college town?

No. About 2 of every 100 Kelly Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The largest campus in the town, Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg, has 129 students on campus.

What colleges are in Kelly Township?

Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg is inside the town. Bucknell University is 3.6 miles from the center, in Lewisburg, and Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is 43.6 miles away in Pleasant Gap.

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

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology in Pleasant Gap, 43.6 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.

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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 Kelly 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 →