The College of New Jersey is located about 45 miles away from Philadelphia. Set on 289, tree-lined acres in Ewing Township, New Jersey, the college has a total of 39 buildings, 14 residence halls, a 300-seat concert hall, 20 computer labs, and a variety of other laboratories for its nursing, science and technology students. College of New Jersey enrolled approximately 6,200 students full-time in 2010, most of which were from the state.
Cheyney University is also about 25 miles away from Philadelphia in nearby Cheyney, Pennsylvania. Cheyney is a public university that caters to both undergraduate and graduate students. Cheyney is also one of the oldest, historically Black colleges and universities in the United States. The university offers a liberal arts curriculum and its most common majors include business, communication, journalism and fitness studies.
Delaware County Community College is located in Media, Pennsylvania, and is approximately 20 miles from Philadelphia. This public, two-year college offers a variety of associate degrees and certifications including perioperative nursing, plumbing apprenticeship, business administration, engineering, emergency management and planning, and paramedic studies.
The road to Bryn Mawr College from Philadelphia is approximately 10 miles long. Located west of Philadelphia in Bryn Mawr, this private college has a majority female student population. A total of 1,346 students attended college at this school in 2010, 1,309 of which were female. It was founded in 1885 to give women access to educational opportunities and it was one of the first women's college to offer a Ph.D program.