Introduction

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Richmond, Indiana, a city with a population of more than 35,000, provides easy access to airports in Indianapolis (60 miles), Dayton (35 miles) and Cincinnati (70 Miles).

The Richmond/Wayne County Community offers an ample selection of restaurants, stores and services; many recreational parks including Hayes Arboretum and the Cope Environmental Center; outstanding fine arts opportunities with a symphony, art gallery and civic theatre; and a receptive laboratory for volunteer service.


Landrum Bolling Center

The Landrum Bolling Center
opened in Fall 2002.

Earlham's 200-acre campus focuses on the Heart, a tree-shaded green where students often gather for recreation, study and observances. The campus fronts the Old National Road on the north; known today as U.S. 40, this is the trail pioneers used as they traveled west. On the south beyond the College's Equestrian Center, outdoor riding ring and athletics fields, the campus continues with 600 acres of farmland and forest, offering high and low ropes courses, and picturesque woodland trails.


The National Liberal Arts College in the Richmond/Wayne County Community

Earlham is among the top 10 largest employers in Wayne County. The College shares its resources with the local community in the following ways:

  • Students volunteer more than 34,500 hours each year in community service.
  • Faculty share their expertise with local volunteer boards, clubs and service organizations, and governmental agencies.
  • Earlham students spend over $1 million within the local community annually.
  • Each year well-known guest artist and speakers visit campus through Earlham's varied Performing Artist and Lecture Series and Convocation Series. The viewpoints and expertise of Earlham's faculty along with students' creative endeavors and performance talents are shared through an active calendar of events and exhibitions. For more, link to Community Events.
  • The College's financial contribution in goods and services purchased adds more than $25 million to the local economy.

City of Richmond

City of Richmond