The Campus

Adrian College is located in Adrian, Michigan, the county seat of Lenawee County in the southeastern part of the state. Adrian is a city of approximately 20,600 people, situated in the center of an agricultural, industrial, and recreational area. State and U.S. highways and nearby expressways provide convenient access to the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Toledo, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Both the Detroit and Toledo airports are within an hour’s drive

For nearly a century, the Adrian campus consisted of several brick buildings that fronted on Madison Street. In the mid-1950’s, largely through the generosity of major benefactor Ray W. Herrick, development of a new and modern physical plant began.

Today the College extends over 100 acres in a west-side residential section of the Adrian community. The Adrian campus melts together its over 160-year history with its modern state-of-the-art facilities.  Almost all facilities on campus were renovated over the past decade.  The original “college promenade” with its carefully groomed lawns and stately old trees now forms the eastern boundary of the main campus. A carillon tower on the east and a contemporary chapel on the west are familiar landmarks of the central mall.  The main campus boundaries include Madison, Williams, Michigan and Charles Street, and connects the College with state highway M-34 and U.S. 223 to the south and business route U.S. 223 to the north. Finally, the 119-acre Walden West property study is located about 20 miles from campus.