Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Laurel Technical Institute is 1.2 miles from West Middlesex
No college sits inside West Middlesex’s boundary, but Laurel Technical Institute’s campus in Hermitage, with 160 students on campus, is 1.2 miles from the center of town, and Community College of Beaver County is 36.7 miles away in Monaca. About 0% of West Middlesex’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 Middlesex. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from West Middlesex
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of West Middlesex
Four private colleges within 13.9 miles, and two public colleges within 11 miles.
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 $75–110k, where West Middlesex’s median household income ($89,667) 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 Middlesex: 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 Shenango (22).
Questions about college near West Middlesex
Is West Middlesex a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 West Middlesex residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Laurel Technical Institute, is 1.2 miles away in Hermitage.
What colleges are near West Middlesex?
Within 15 miles: Laurel Technical Institute (1.2 miles, 160 students on campus), Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango (5 miles, 325), Westminster College (7.5 miles, 1,096), New Castle School of Trades (10 miles, 623), Youngstown State University (11 miles, 8,809) and ETI Technical College of Niles (13.9 miles, 155).
What is the closest community college to West Middlesex, and what does it cost?
Community College of Beaver County in Monaca, 36.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,500 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $6,937, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $14,024 a year in-state and $23,560 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,946 (under $30,000 income) to $22,729 (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 Middlesex. 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 →