Best Military-Friendly Online Colleges Near Williamsport, PA

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Key takeaway: 10 accredited institutions within 100 miles of Williamsport offer fully online programs and report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024); 6 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The nearest installation recorded by the Census Bureau is Fort Indiantown Gap Training Site, about 59 miles away, and 8 installations sit within 100 miles (4 Army, 1 Navy, 1 National Guard, 2 Other). 1 of the 10 schools has a campus within 30 miles; the closest is Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA, about 1 miles from city center. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is Binghamton University. Williamsport has a population of about 27,629 and a median household income of $49,363; 26.4 percent of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher (Census ACS 5-year estimates).

Military-friendly online colleges near Williamsport

Schools based in Pennsylvania that report credit for military training and a dedicated military contact, ordered by distance from Williamsport city center, with BOC Score on each card. The tags on each card are the school’s own IPEDS answers for the four military services. The distance table further down covers the nearest qualifying schools regardless of state line.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

  • Graduation rate 30%
  • Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
  • Average net price (lower is better) 20%
  • Retention rate 15%
  • Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Williamsport. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, PA 0.8 miles from Williamsport
  • 4 year
  • Offers a fully online program
  • Credit for military training
  • Dedicated military contact
  • DoD MOU member
  • Student veteran org
71.8 BOC Score
Graduation rate 61%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $52,567
Avg net price $25,110/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 78%
  • Programs offered: 65

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Nearest qualifying schools within 100 miles (any state)

School Location Credit for military training Dedicated military contact DoD MOU member Student veteran org BOC Score Distance
Binghamton University Vestal, NY Yes Yes Yes Yes 81.5 81 mi
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA Yes Yes Yes Yes 71.8 1 mi
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY Yes Yes Yes No 70.7 80 mi
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA Yes Yes Yes No 68.1 79 mi
Saint Francis University Loretto, PA Yes Yes Yes Yes 68.0 98 mi
York College of Pennsylvania York, PA Yes Yes Yes Yes 66.2 91 mi
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA Yes Yes Yes No 65.5 75 mi
Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA Yes Yes Yes No 64.7 69 mi
Marywood University Scranton, PA Yes Yes Yes Yes 64.3 74 mi
St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY Yes Yes Yes Yes 63.9 94 mi

Pennsylvania has 78 military-friendly online colleges by this definition; the Pennsylvania page lists them all.

Military installations near Williamsport

Installation (as recorded by the Census Bureau) Branch (from the name) Distance from Williamsport
Fort Indiantown Gap Training Site Army 59 mi
Naval Ship Parts Control Center Mechanicsburg Navy 70 mi
Carlisle Barracks Other 72 mi
Scranton Army Ammunition Plnt Army 72 mi
Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna Other 72 mi
Tobyhanna Army Dep Army 84 mi
National Guard Hollidaysburg National Guard 91 mi
Letterkenny Army Dep Army 91 mi

Common post-service careers near Williamsport

Median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS), shown for the Williamsport, PA metro area where BLS publishes it.

Occupation Median annual wage Scope Cost-of-living adjusted (US=100)
Information Security Analysts $117,770 PA statewide $127,595
Logisticians $56,690 Williamsport, PA metro $61,419
Emergency Management Directors $81,550 PA statewide $88,353
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $66,710 Williamsport, PA metro $72,275
Medical and Health Services Managers $97,420 Williamsport, PA metro $105,547
Project Management Specialists $93,020 Williamsport, PA metro $100,780
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $74,050 Williamsport, PA metro $80,228
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $96,530 Williamsport, PA metro $104,583

BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; rows marked with the metro name are metro medians, the rest are statewide.

Campuses within 30 miles of Williamsport

  • Pennsylvania College of Technology (Williamsport, PA), 1 mi, 4 of 4 services reported

Nearby cities

Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.