Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg is 9.3 miles from West Buffalo Township
No college sits inside West Buffalo Township’s boundary, but Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg’s campus in Lewisburg, with 129 students on campus, is 9.3 miles from the center of town, and Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is 36.5 miles away in Pleasant Gap. About 2% of West Buffalo Township’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 West Buffalo Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from West Buffalo Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of West Buffalo Township
Two private colleges within 10 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Pennsylvania College of Technology, is 15.7 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where West Buffalo Township’s median household income ($79,095) 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: 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-Lewisburg (22).
Questions about college near West Buffalo Township
Is West Buffalo Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 West Buffalo Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg, is 9.3 miles away in Lewisburg.
What colleges are near West Buffalo Township?
Within 15 miles: Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg (9.3 miles, 129 students on campus) and Bucknell University (10 miles, 3,892).
What is the closest community college to West Buffalo Township, and what does it cost?
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology in Pleasant Gap, 36.5 miles away.
How much does Pennsylvania College of Technology cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $18,240 a year in-state and $25,980 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $20,065 (under $30,000 income) to $30,533 (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 West Buffalo 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 →