Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0York College of Pennsylvania is 6.7 miles from Seven Valleys
No college sits inside Seven Valleys’ boundary, but York College of Pennsylvania’s campus in York, with 3,294 students on campus, is 6.7 miles from the center of town, and Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is 28 miles away in Willow Street. About 1% of Seven Valleys’ 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 Seven Valleys. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Seven Valleys
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Seven Valleys
Two private colleges within 11.1 miles, and one public college within 7.6 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 Seven Valleys’ median household income ($73,798) 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 Seven Valleys: 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 York (22).
Questions about college near Seven Valleys
Is Seven Valleys a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Seven Valleys residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, York College of Pennsylvania, is 6.7 miles away in York.
What colleges are near Seven Valleys?
Within 15 miles: York College of Pennsylvania (6.7 miles, 3,294 students on campus), Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York (7.6 miles, 697) and YTI Career Institute-York (11.1 miles, 342).
What is the closest community college to Seven Valleys, and what does it cost?
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center in Willow Street, 28 miles away.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $15,208 a year in-state and $25,392 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,582 (under $30,000 income) to $24,411 (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 Seven Valleys. 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 →