I’ve driven it…I’ve biked it… you can look on Google maps…it takes 40 mins by car. Door to door it’s an hour. Getting through Brunswick/Topsham and Lewiston isn’t highway driving. The route up the west side of the river is a great biking road…really beautiful.
I look forward to learning that the program is heavily utilized, but my experience on those things is that they are used primarily to sell more than educate. The reasons are varied and plentiful… travel, no privileges (like dining hall/library access), departmental acceptance that something is not available on campus.
I have a fair amount of experience with the Quaker Consortium (Penn, Swat, Haverford, BMC), and its “availability” in the information session doesn’t equate to utilization during 4 years of school. It happens, but it’s pretty rare.
-The bi-co classes (Haverford + BMC) are routine. There is a bus every 20 mins. Eat wherever you want.
-The tri-co classes are somewhat common (bi-co + Swat). There is a van hourly. Food vouchers/approvals are needed.
-The Quaker classes are rare. There are direct 20-25 min trains next to all of the campuses, and 10 to 20 mins of walking. No food. There are tons of places to buy lunch around/on campus.
My guess is that driving 45 mins each way for a class 20-30 times a semester just doesn’t happen much. It’s an opinion.