Nicholson House and Inn · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainGannon University is 3.4 miles from Millcreek Township
Great Lakes Institute of Technology (301 students on campus) and Erie Institute of Technology Inc (183) are inside the town, and Gannon University (4,281) is 3.4 miles from the center, just over the line in Erie. About 6% of Millcreek Township’s 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 Millcreek Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Millcreek Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Millcreek Township
Five private colleges within 3.6 miles, and one public college within 7.3 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 $75–110k, where Millcreek Township’s median household income ($76,390) 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 Millcreek 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 Erie-Behrend College (22).
What students study in Millcreek Township
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Millcreek Township’s 2 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
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 Millcreek Township
Is Millcreek Township a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Millcreek Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The largest campus in the town, Great Lakes Institute of Technology, has 301 students on campus.
What colleges are in Millcreek Township?
Great Lakes Institute of Technology and Erie Institute of Technology Inc are inside the town. Gannon University is 3.4 miles from the center, in Erie, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is 0.7 miles from the center, in Erie, Mercyhurst University is 3.6 miles from the center, in Erie, and Northern Pennsylvania Regional College is 52.6 miles away in Warren.
What is the closest community college to Millcreek Township, and what does it cost?
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College in Warren, 52.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,440 a year for Pennsylvania residents.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College 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 $16,092 (under $30,000 income) to $29,692 (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 Millcreek 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 →