<p>Our visits were 6 years ago, I’m only chiming in because this area of the country doesn’t get a lot of mention on CC. Things may have changed.
When ours was looking at Whitman, someone said “well, if it were close to Seattle, it would be perfect”. The admissions person’s answer was, if it were close to Seattle it wouldn’t be Whitman. Location fosters community, both on campus and with the town.</p>