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Colleges Near Erie, PA

13 colleges have a campus within 50 miles of downtown Erie — 5 four-year schools and 8 two-year and certificate schools, sorted by straight-line distance. Online-only schools are excluded.

Four-year colleges near Erie — 5

  • Gannon UniversityErie, Pennsylvania2,365 students74% admitted< 1 mi
  • Mercyhurst UniversityErie, Pennsylvania2,191 students81% admitted2 mi
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania3,240 students97% admitted5 mi
  • Allegheny CollegeMeadville, Pennsylvania1,156 students55% admitted33 mi
  • SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, New York2,755 students78% admitted44 mi

Community colleges & trade schools near Erie — 8

  • Great Lakes Institute of TechnologyErie, Pennsylvania335 students3 mi
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie, Pennsylvania4 students3 mi
  • Erie Institute of Technology IncErie, Pennsylvania221 students4 mi
  • University of Pittsburgh-TitusvilleTitusville, Pennsylvania33 students35% admitted41 mi
  • Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusJefferson, Ohio103 students42 mi
  • Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, Ohio1,290 students42 mi
  • Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramAngola, New York24 students44 mi
  • Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, New York1,739 students44 mi

Distances are straight-line from downtown Erie (Pennsylvania) to each campus, from US Department of Education College Scorecard coordinates. Browse other cities on the colleges-by-city hub.

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