Aquinas College :: Undergraduate Admissions

Program Guidelines	Fly to AQ Form	Mileage Chart
Mileage Map	Additional Information	Questions

Fly to Aquinas is a travel reimbursement program for incoming freshmen and transfer students and their parents who visit the Aquinas College Campus. We're so confident you'll love your visit to our campus that we'll pay half of your transportation costs to get here!

Students visiting from areas served by AMTRAK should visit the campusvisit.com Web site to explore their free companion ticket offer. This offer is good for high school juniors and seniors and their parent or guardian.

Program Guidelines:

Students must reside a minimum of 300 miles from the Aquinas Campus. Place of permanent residence used NOT origination of flight departure.

Aquinas pays for half of your total airfare expense up to a maximum of $300 per person.

Students must be first-time visitors to Aquinas College during the academic year beginning August 24, 2009 and through May, 2010 (excluding holiday and student breaks).

Only high school seniors and transfer students who have been accepted for admission qualify.

Students may turn in a copy of their airfare receipt at the time of visitation for reimbursement. Reimbursement will be mailed within two weeks.

ONE parent/legal guardian of the student may also qualify for reimbursement. Other siblings or friends, not meeting the admission criteria, do not qualify.

On campus lodging is guaranteed for students participating in Club AQ

http://www.aquinas.edu/undergraduate/club_aq_visit.html.

We will do our best to make lodging accomodations on an alternative date. To inquire about lodging availability, contact the admissions office at least two weeks ahead of time at 1-800-678-9593.

On-campus meals in the Aquinas cafeteria are covered. Maximum stay for prospective students in any residence hall is 36 hours. Lodging in a hotel or any off-campus meals are NOT covered.

Lodging in on-campus Residence Halls is available only to students. Visiting parents are invited to stay at one of these local hotels.

Standard Coach Fares only apply.

NOTE: Students assume all coordination, responsibility and liability for travel. Aquinas College will make an effort to coordinate travel from Gerald R. Ford International Airport.

Mileage Chart:

The following chart and map will give you an idea of distance of major cities from Grand Rapids, Michigan and how they relate to the 300 mile reimbursement parameter.

City	Mileage*
Iowa City, Iowa	391 miles
Chicago, Illinois**	180 miles
Indianapolis, Indiana**	300 miles
Louisville, Kentucky	404 miles
Detroit, Michigan**	153 miles
Marquette, Michigan	407 miles
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	300 miles
Minneapolis, Minnesota.**	404 miles
St. Louis, Missouri**	452 miles
Cleveland, Ohio**	300 miles
Cincinnati, Ohio**	342 miles
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia.**	420 miles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (see below for more options)**	300 miles

*Calculations made using Mapquest
**Direct flights to Grand Rapids are available from these airports.
- Wisconsin students also qualify for reimbursement using the Milwaukee to Muskegon Lake Express (2 hours) Ferry or the Manitowoc to Ludington Badger Ferry (4hrs).

Mileage Map:

The burgundy circle on the map below approximates a 300 mile radius from Grand Rapids. The sage colored regions are outside the 300 mile parameter.