ittenberg is located in Springfield, Ohio, the county seat of Clark County, which has 150,000 residents. Columbus is 45 miles to the east, Dayton is 25 miles to the southwest, and Cincinnati is 72 miles to the southwest. The university is easily reached by Interstate 70, U.S. Highways 40 and 68, and Ohio Highways 4, 72 and 41. Students and visitors also have access to the Dayton International Airport in nearby Vandalia, as well as to Springfield's transcontinental bus line.

Springfield is both a "living laboratory " and a "college town." Students have access to a wide range of real learning opportunities that include the advantages, challenges and realities of small-city life. Wittenberg's campus is located in a residential setting, yet the downtown area, shops, restaurants and parks are within walking distance. Public transportation is available to the mall, airport and other major cities.

Academic Advantages of Wittenberg's Location
• Students can gain internship experience with local businesses, law firms and service organizations.
• A hospital, where students interested in the health field or in public relations can opt for an internship, is adjacent to campus.
• Students volunteer in organizations ranging from the Springfield Museum of Art, the Head Start program and Habitat for Humanity to the YMCA, Clark County Historical Society and the Public Library.
• Education majors can student-teach in private or public urban, suburban and rural schools.
• Parks, wetlands, rivers and a reservoir are living laboratories for research and field experience in environmental studies or the sciences.

Social Advantages of Wittenberg's Location
• Springfield offers a wide variety of places to go for shopping, dining and recreation.
• Whether you like to listen to an orchestra or watch a ballet troupe pirouette across the stage, you will find cultural activities such as the Springfield Symphony, the Great Entertainment Series and the Summer Arts Festival.
• Students can hop on the interstate for easy access to the metropolitan areas of Dayton (25 miles), Columbus (45 miles) and Cincinnati (72 miles).
•Nature enthusiasts can hike in Springfield's parks or in nearby Clifton Gorge or Glen Helen Preserve. The city and state park systems also give students the great outdoors to camp, canoe, swim, sail, windsurf, cycle and play golf.

To read more about Springfield, please see the City Guide.