Colleges Near Bridgeville, Pennsylvania

• Bridgeville is a small town just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jan Tyler/Photodisc/Getty Images

  Bridgeville, Pennsylvania is a small town of slightly more than 5,000 residents located less than 15 miles from downtown Pittsburgh. Because Bridgeville is such a small place, it does not house any colleges. It is very close, however, to a number of different colleges in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area.

Strayer University

• Strayer University, about five miles north of Bridgeville, offers students a variety of degrees in a range of subjects. Since 1892, Strayer has helped working adults and other types of non-traditional students further their careers through education. Today, the average student is 34 years old and works full-time while pursuing a degree. Students can choose: an associate's degree in arts; bachelor's degrees in business administration or science; or master's degrees in business administration, education, health services administration, public administration or science. In addition to Pittsburgh, Strayer has campus locations in 20 states and offers all of their programs online. In total, Strayer educates more than 54,000 students annually.

Carnegie Mellon University

• Carnegie Mellon, located in Pittsburgh and just 11 miles northeast of Bridgeville, is a global research university with a student to faculty ratio of 10:1, ensuring students the opportunity to work alongside their professors. Carnegie Mellon University has seven different colleges, institutes and schools where students earn degrees in business, humanities, technology, fine arts, science, computer science and information systems. Carnegie Mellon also has a number of famous alumni. For example, John Nash Jr. graduated in 1948 with a master's in mathematics and was the inspiration for the film, "A Beautiful Mind." Andy Warhol was a member of the Modern Dance Club in 1949.

Pittsburgh Technical Institute

• Also known as PTI, Pittsburgh Technical Institute is a two-year school that prepares students for careers in technology, business, criminal justice, design, health care, nursing and technology. Since 1946 Pittsburgh Technical Institute has helped students achieve an affordable, quality education. For example, PTI helps students by not charging an application fee and not requiring standardized test scores. PTI has two locations in Pennsylvania --- Oakdale and Cranberry Woods. The Oakdale location is a little more than six miles northwest of Bridgeville.

Point Park University

• Eight miles northest of Bridgeville is Point Park University in Pittsburgh, whose mission is to educate students in a diverse environment to advance their careers. Though the university was originally established as a small business training college, the school has grown to encompass a number of degrees and achieved status as a university in 2004. Today, the Conservatory of Performing Arts is one of the school's centerpieces, accepting less than 10 percent of those who apply to the program. Point Park also hopes to become one of the most dynamic urban universities in the country. Students can earn a degree through one of Point Park's four schools: business, communication, arts and sciences or the Conservatory of Performing Arts.