Leap-the-Dips · Photo: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia · Public domainPennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona is 1.2 miles from Logan Township
No college sits inside Logan Township’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona’s campus in Altoona, with 2,418 students on campus, is 1.2 miles from the center of town, and Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is 28.4 miles away in Johnstown. About 12% of Logan Township’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Logan Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Logan Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Logan Township
Three private colleges within 11.3 miles, and one public college within 1.2 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 Logan Township’s median household income ($73,333) 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 Logan 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (22).
Questions about college near Logan Township
Is Logan Township a college town?
No. About 12 of every 100 Logan Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, is 1.2 miles away in Altoona.
What colleges are near Logan Township?
Within 15 miles: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (1.2 miles, 2,418 students on campus), YTI Career Institute-Altoona (3.3 miles, 112), Mount Aloysius College (10.4 miles, 2,880) and Saint Francis University (11.3 miles, 2,421).
What is the closest community college to Logan Township, and what does it cost?
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Johnstown, 28.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,110 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $6,200, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona 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 $16,017 (under $30,000 income) to $28,263 (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 Logan 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 →