Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Franklin and Marshall College is 5 miles from West Lampeter Township
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center (250 students on campus) is inside the town, and Franklin and Marshall College (1,911) is 5 miles from the center, just over the line in Lancaster. About 5% of West Lampeter 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 Lampeter Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in West Lampeter Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of West Lampeter Township
Four private colleges within 5.8 miles, one public college within 5.3 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Over $110k, where West Lampeter Township’s median household income ($110,143) 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 West Lampeter Township: 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: Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster (2).
What students study in West Lampeter Township
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
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 West Lampeter Township
Is West Lampeter Township a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 West Lampeter Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The largest campus in the town, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, has 250 students on campus.
What colleges are in West Lampeter Township?
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is inside the town. Franklin and Marshall College is 5 miles from the center, in Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is 3.5 miles from the center, in Lancaster, and Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster is 4.6 miles from the center, in East Lampeter Township.
What is the closest community college to West Lampeter Township, and what does it cost?
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center in Willow Street, 0.8 miles away.
How much does Millersville University of Pennsylvania cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $11,128 a year in-state and $22,952 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,565 (under $30,000 income) to $24,541 (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 Lampeter 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 →