Orange County Community College is 15 miles from Matamoras
No college sits inside Matamoras’ boundary, but Orange County Community College’s campus in Middletown, with 4,717 students on campus, is 15 miles from the center of town, and Johnson College is 49.2 miles away in Scranton. About 6% of Matamoras’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Matamoras. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Matamoras
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Matamoras
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Matamoras.
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 $75–110k, where Matamoras’ median household income ($76,500) 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.
Questions about college near Matamoras
Is Matamoras a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Matamoras residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Orange County Community College, is 15 miles away in Middletown.
What colleges are near Matamoras?
Within 15 miles: Orange County Community College (15 miles, 4,717 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Matamoras, and what does it cost?
Johnson College in Scranton, 49.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $21,225 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $19,954, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $11,536 a year in-state and $19,502 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,365 (under $30,000 income) to $22,892 (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 Matamoras. 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 →