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Colleges in and near Tinicum Township

Tinicum Township is home to All-State Career School

All-State Career School (831 students on campus) is inside the town. About 4% of Tinicum 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 Tinicum Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
31
162,103 students on campus
Nearest college
2.8 mi
All-State Career School
Residents in college
4%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
7.9 mi
Community College of Philadelphia · $4,632 tuition
Nearest public university
9.2 mi
Temple University · $23,011 in-state
Median household income
$53K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Tinicum Township

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A college in Tinicum TownshipAll-State Career School has 831 students on campus in Tinicum Township, 53% of whom graduate within three years.A community college 7.9 miles awayCommunity College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia: tuition and fees $4,632 a year for Pennsylvania residents.In-state price at Temple UniversityLiving in Pennsylvania, Temple University charges $23,011 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $38,958. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 4% of residentsAbout the same as Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Tinicum Township

23 private colleges within 14.2 miles, four public colleges within 12.9 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityTinicum Township
University or collegeCommunity college
All-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · In Tinicum Township$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsWidener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 5.6 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsSwarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 6.1 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 6.4 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 6.5 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 6.8 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 7 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 7.4 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 7.4 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 7.6 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 7.9 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 7.9 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 8.4 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateRutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 8.7 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 8.8 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusCommunity college · Public · 3,857 on campus · 9 mi · Sewell, NJ$12knet price39%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,160 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Temple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 9.2 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsWilliamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 9.6 mi · Media22%admitted$2knet price83%graduateTuition and fees: $31,611 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 9.7 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Neumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 10.1 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 10.1 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsDelaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 10.2 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Harcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 11.3 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 11.4 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 11.6 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 12.2 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 12.6 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsCamden County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,528 on campus · 12.6 mi · Blackwood, NJ$6knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,320 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.La Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 12.8 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsRowan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 17,065 on campus · 12.9 mi · Glassboro, NJ78%admitted$22knet price67%graduate$60kearningsEastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 14.2 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Tinicum Township’s median household income ($53,451) falls.

Williamson College of the Trades9.6 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611$1,545a year
Camden County College12.6 mi · Blackwood, NJ · sticker $12,535 · tuition $4,320$6,518a year
Delaware County Community College10.2 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$8,770a year
University of Pennsylvania6.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$10,439a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia8.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680$11,140a year
Swarthmore College6.1 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$11,444a year
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus9 mi · Sewell, NJ · sticker $16,151 · tuition $5,160$11,936a year
Haverford College10.1 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$12,007a year
Community College of Philadelphia7.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$13,144a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology7.9 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850$15,109a year
Rutgers University-Camden8.7 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$16,184a year
Bryn Mawr College11.6 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$17,262a year
Rowan University12.9 mi · Glassboro, NJ · sticker $35,842$19,245a year
All-State Career SchoolIn Tinicum Township · sticker $23,923$20,051a year
Rosemont College12.2 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$20,180a year
La Salle University12.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$20,557a year
Villanova University12.6 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$20,923a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine11.4 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$21,157a year
Widener University5.6 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$22,514a year
Eastern University14.2 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$23,373a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia8.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$24,297a year
Thomas Jefferson University7.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$24,680a year
Neumann University10.1 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$25,679a year
Harcum College11.3 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$26,450a year
Temple University9.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$26,534a year
Walnut Hill College6.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$33,612a year
Moore College of Art and Design7.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$34,168a year
Drexel University6.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$34,970a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts7.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$42,893a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Tinicum Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityThomas Jefferson UniversityTemple UniversityVillanova UniversityRowan University
Temple University75% graduate$64k earnings$24k typical debt
University of Pennsylvania97% graduate$111k earnings$16k typical debt
Drexel University78% graduate$85k earnings$25k typical debt
Rowan University67% graduate$60k earnings$20k typical debt
Villanova University92% graduate$100k earnings$26k typical debt
Thomas Jefferson University69% graduate$77k earnings$15k typical debt
Community College of Philadelphia24% graduate$41k earnings$11k typical debt
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia79% graduate$87k earnings*$26k typical debt
Delaware County Community College24% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
Camden County College31% graduate$41k earnings$12k typical debt
Rutgers University-Camden67% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Widener University68% graduate$71k earnings$27k typical debt

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: Rutgers University-Camden (3); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus (2); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22).

Majors

What students study in Tinicum Township

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at All-State Career School, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Transportation 52%Health professions 33%Mechanics & repair 13%Precision production 1%Everything else -0%

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 Tinicum Township

Is Tinicum Township a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Tinicum Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The largest campus in the town, All-State Career School, has 831 students on campus.

What colleges are in Tinicum Township?

All-State Career School is inside the town. Community College of Philadelphia is 7.9 miles away in Philadelphia.

What is the closest community college to Tinicum Township, and what does it cost?

Community College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, 7.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,632 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $11,911, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Temple University cost if we live in Pennsylvania?

Tuition and fees are $23,011 a year in-state and $38,958 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $22,694 (under $30,000 income) to $34,947 (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 Tinicum 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 →