Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Luzerne County Community College is 2.2 miles from Warrior Run
No college sits inside Warrior Run’s boundary, but Luzerne County Community College’s campus in Nanticoke, with 3,643 students on campus, is 2.2 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Warrior Run’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 Warrior Run. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Warrior Run
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Warrior Run
Three private colleges within 10.9 miles, two public colleges within 14.8 miles, and Luzerne County Community College 2.2 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 $30–48k, where Warrior Run’s median household income ($47,500) 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 Warrior Run: 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 Warrior Run
Is Warrior Run a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Warrior Run residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Luzerne County Community College, is 2.2 miles away in Nanticoke.
What colleges are near Warrior Run?
Within 15 miles: Luzerne County Community College (2.2 miles, 3,643 students on campus), Wilkes University (4.9 miles, 2,185), King's College (5.6 miles, 1,708), Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre (8.8 miles, 345), Misericordia University (10.9 miles, 1,884) and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton (14.8 miles, 506).
What is the closest community college to Warrior Run, and what does it cost?
Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke, 2.2 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 Warrior Run. 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 →