The Campus/City/Climate
- 340 acres, heavily wooded with predominantly Georgian architecture. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
- Library: more than 240,000 books, periodicals, nonprint media; almost 700,000 available through Consortium libraries' electronic data base (2,000,000 available through area colleges and universities).
- Physical Education Center: 64,000 square feet: including an indoor swimming pool, weight room, basketball, racquetball, and handball courts.
- Studios, gallery space, outdoor kiln.
- Computing: Fully networked campus, providing high-speed access to printers and the Internet. Four computer labs and other discipline-specific clusters. Software: Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, and other supported applications. 24 hour; 7 day access.
- Astronomy observatory, shared with two other institutions, 32" telescope.
Guilford College is located in northwest Greensboro, the third largest city in North Carolina. The city's population is approximately 210,000 with 1.3 million people living in the metropolitan area. The local climate is mild and generally pleasant, making it possible to engage in outdoor sports during every month of the year. Winters are sunny, and although there may be some snowfall, extremely cold weather is rare. Spring comes early, with flowering trees and shrubs from early March through June. Autumn is especially congenial.
Guilford College is easily reached from the Piedmont Triad International Airport which is approx.10 minutes by car from the college. The local Amtrak railroad station is also just 10 minutes away. Quaker Village Shopping Center which is directly across from the campus offers students a choice of restaurants, banks, food stores, hair salons, and a discount movie theater all within walking distance. The college is within a 3-4 hour drive of both the seacoast and the Great Smoky Mountains.