Photo: Nyttend · Public domainGeneva College is 10.3 miles from Little Beaver Township
No college sits inside Little Beaver Township’s boundary, but Geneva College’s campus in Beaver Falls, with 1,168 students on campus, is 10.3 miles from the center of town, and Community College of Beaver County is 17.3 miles away in Monaca. About 1% of Little Beaver 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 Little Beaver Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Little Beaver Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Little Beaver Township
Two private colleges within 11.6 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver, is 16.2 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Little Beaver Township’s median household income ($60,938) 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: 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver (22).
Questions about college near Little Beaver Township
Is Little Beaver Township a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Little Beaver Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Geneva College, is 10.3 miles away in Beaver Falls.
What colleges are near Little Beaver Township?
Within 15 miles: Geneva College (10.3 miles, 1,168 students on campus) and New Castle School of Trades (11.6 miles, 623).
What is the closest community college to Little Beaver Township, and what does it cost?
Community College of Beaver County in Monaca, 17.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,500 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $6,937, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $14,408 a year in-state and $24,134 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,228 (under $30,000 income) to $22,285 (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 Little Beaver 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 →