About the Area
Historic uptown Westerville
Otterbein College is located in Westerville, Ohio. A suburb of Columbus, Westerville provides a warm friendly atmosphere for Otterbein students while remaining conveniently located close to a large metropolitan city that is also the state capital. Historic uptown Westerville has a nice selection of restaurants, shops and coffeehouses. Check out the Uptown Westerville Merchants Association blog for more information.
Students can also eat and shop at Polaris Fashion Place (5-10 minutes from campus) and Easton Town Center (10-15 minutes from campus), and reach Columbus in a short drive of 15-20 minutes. Bus service is available into the city as well.
Columbus: A Capital City
As a student at Otterbein, you will get to know Columbus - it's at your doorstep. Columbus is a place to learn, certainly. But the city is also a place to discover, have fun and relax, with parks, unique neighborhoods, concerts of all types, professional dance and theatre, professional sports, movie houses that play popular and foreign films - all the best a major urban area can offer.
Columbus often will serve as your classroom. Otterbein's reputation for providing area businesses with bright, talented students makes internship and professional placements - in all academic areas - readily available. Many cooperative arrangements exist between Otterbein and businesses in Columbus. And, as Ohio's capital city, Columbus attracts professionals who are seeking culture and employment in its various corporate, arts and governmental organizations - and involvement in a diverse and growing community.
