Luzerne County Community College is 3 miles from Wanamie
No college sits inside Wanamie’s boundary, but Luzerne County Community College’s campus in Nanticoke, with 3,643 students on campus, is 3 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Wanamie’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 Wanamie. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Wanamie
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Wanamie
Three private colleges within 12.4 miles, two public colleges within 13.2 miles, and Luzerne County Community College 3 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 $48–75k, where Wanamie’s median household income ($53,167) 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 Wanamie: 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 Wilkes-Barre (22); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton (22).
Questions about college near Wanamie
Is Wanamie a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Wanamie residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Luzerne County Community College, is 3 miles away in Nanticoke.
What colleges are near Wanamie?
Within 15 miles: Luzerne County Community College (3 miles, 3,643 students on campus), Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre (9.2 miles, 345), Wilkes University (9.3 miles, 2,185), King's College (9.9 miles, 1,708), Misericordia University (12.4 miles, 1,884) and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton (13.2 miles, 506).
What is the closest community college to Wanamie, and what does it cost?
Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke, 3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,600 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $9,433, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $14,280 a year in-state and $24,006 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,795 (under $30,000 income) to $22,027 (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 Wanamie. 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 →