Nearby Major Cities
Within 60 minutes of campus are the metropolitan areas of Cleveland (on the shores of Lake Erie), Akron and Canton. Columbus is 80 miles to the southwest.
A mecca for music, Cleveland also has comedy clubs, restaurants, and clubs, plus the only indoor mountain biking range in the nation. There’s more music and arts to be found in Akron and Canton, along with the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Sports fans can catch a game any time of year with the Cleveland Browns, Cavaliers or Guardians, the Akron RubberDucks (baseball), the Columbus Crew (soccer), or the Columbus Blue Jackets (hockey).
Directions to Wooster
Nearby Airports
The Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the Akron-Canton Airport are both less than one hour from Wooster.
If you are a prospective student traveling alone by plane, and have completed your application for admission, the College offers shuttle service from both airports during the academic school year from September to May. The shuttle can be arranged by calling the Office of Admissions at least two weeks in advance of your flight at 800-877-9905.
Driving
Visiting Admissions? Make sure you set your GPS to our location at:
Gault Admissions Center
847 College Ave.
Wooster, Ohio 44691
Approximate driving times to Wooster:
- From Akron: 45 minutes
- From Canton: 40 minutes
- From Cincinnati: 3 1/2 hours
- From Cleveland: 1 hour
- From Columbus: 1 1/2 hours
- From Mansfield: 35 minutes
- From Chicago, IL: 6 hours
- From Indianapolis, IN: 5 hours
- From Pittsburgh, PA: 2 1/2 hours
- From Washington, D.C.: 7 hours
- From Detroit, MI: 4 hours
Detailed Driving Instruction
- Rte 30 W for 30 miles to Madison Avenue Exit in Wooster
- Turn right off exit and proceed into Wooster on Bever Street
- Turn right onto Pine Street.
- Gault Admissions Center and parking will be on your right.
- I-76 W to Rte 21 S
- Rte 21 S to Rte 585
- Rte 585 W for 21 miles into Wooster
- Turn right onto Wayne Avenue and go approximately one mile to Bever Street.
- Turn left onto Bever Street.
- Turn left onto Pine Street.
- Gault Admissions Center and parking will be on your right.
- I-71 S to Rte 83 (Wooster Exit)
- South on Rte 83 for 14 miles to Wooster
- At the traffic circle, take the second exit to Burbank Rd.
- Continue onto Dix Expressway. Take OH-3 North exit.
- Turn right onto Cleveland Rd.
- At the 4th light, turn slight left onto Beall Avenue
- Turn right onto Wayne Avenue.
- Turn left onto Bever Street.
- Turn left onto Pine Street.
- Gault Admissions Center and parking will be on your right.
- I-71 N to Rte 30 E
- Rte 30 E for 28 miles into Wooster
- Exit onto Madison Avenue
- Turn right off exit and proceed into Wooster on Bever Street
- Turn right onto Pine Street.
- Gault Admissions Center and parking will be on your right.