Photo: WabbyTwaxx · CC BY-SA 2.0Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York is 9 miles from Winterstown
No college sits inside Winterstown’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York’s campus in York, with 697 students on campus, is 9 miles from the center of town, and Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is 21.1 miles away in Willow Street. About 3% of Winterstown’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 Winterstown. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Winterstown
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Winterstown
Two private colleges within 10.7 miles, and one public college within 9 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 $48–75k, where Winterstown’s median household income ($62,500) 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 Winterstown: 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 York (22).
Questions about college near Winterstown
Is Winterstown a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Winterstown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York, is 9 miles away in York.
What colleges are near Winterstown?
Within 15 miles: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York (9 miles, 697 students on campus), York College of Pennsylvania (9.3 miles, 3,294) and YTI Career Institute-York (10.7 miles, 342).
What is the closest community college to Winterstown, and what does it cost?
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center in Willow Street, 21.1 miles away.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $15,208 a year in-state and $25,392 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,582 (under $30,000 income) to $24,411 (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 Winterstown. 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 →