Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute is 12.3 miles from Newmanstown
No college sits inside Newmanstown’s boundary, but Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute’s campus in Wyomissing, with 452 students on campus, is 12.3 miles from the center of town, and Reading Area Community College is 14.6 miles away in Reading. About 1% of Newmanstown’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 Newmanstown. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Newmanstown
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Newmanstown
Two private colleges within 14.8 miles, one public college within 12.6 miles, and Reading Area Community College 14.6 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Newmanstown’s median household income ($90,177) 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 Newmanstown: 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: Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute (22); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (22).
Questions about college near Newmanstown
Is Newmanstown a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Newmanstown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute, is 12.3 miles away in Wyomissing.
What colleges are near Newmanstown?
Within 15 miles: Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute (12.3 miles, 452 students on campus), Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (12.6 miles, 1,934), Reading Area Community College (14.6 miles, 3,588) and Alvernia University (14.8 miles, 2,166).
What is the closest community college to Newmanstown, and what does it cost?
Reading Area Community College in Reading, 14.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,480 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $9,228, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks 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 $16,429 (under $30,000 income) to $29,541 (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 Newmanstown. 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 →