Stop 4 on Devin’s college tour was Lycoming College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Here’s the interesting thing about how this tour has gone: it’s just gotten better and better. Both Devin and I have liked each place we’ve been just a little better than the place before it. The other cool thing, though, is that he’d be fine with any of them really.

The downside of being on this campus today was that they are on spring break, so we didn’t actually see many students. He did get a tour from a student, though, and he met with the theater department chair. We chatted with a football player and with a couple of the coaches, and both of us were impressed by the football program—the facilities, the winning record, and the philosophy of the coaching staff.

There are only 1,400 students here, which is smaller than the other campuses we’ve visited–but it still has a nice college-y kind of feel. In fact, it still felt plenty big, and is the oldest campus we’ve visited so far, too. Both of us really liked the overall feel we got there.

Their admissions and financial aid departments are pretty creative, too, from what they’ve said. They seem to have generous alumni who provide endowments to help deserving kids attend who can’t afford it. Also, the surrounding countryside was prettier than the other campuses we’ve visited this week.

Before we began this process, I’d never even heard of Lycoming College, but I’m now a fan.