About Wesley

Founded in 1873 as a preparatory school, Wesley College has a covenant relationship with the United Methodist Church. The College offers 30 bachelors, four associates, and master's degrees in nursing, education, business administration and environmental science in a multi-denominational, multi-cultural campus setting.

Wesley College and its athletic facilities are located on 50 acres in historic Dover, Delaware. Dover is the capital of the nation's first state and has 35,000 residents. The campus is situated in Dover's major residential community with stores and banks in easy walking distance and malls a short commute. In addition to being the site of many pre-Revolutionary War buildings and sites, Dover is also the home of Dover Air Force Base and Dover Downs International Speedway, which hosts two annual NASCAR races. The city has a number of fine eating establishments as well as a wide variety of fast food restaurants. Seafood is a specialty because of the city's proximity to the Delaware and Chesapeake bays and to the Atlantic Ocean. New York City, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., are within a two to three hour drive of the campus. 

Most of the College's 2,500 students come from the Middle Atlantic region. The majority of full time students enroll directly from high school, but the College does provide programs for nontraditional students. Wesley attracts students interested in a personal approach to learning, with a 17:1 student to faculty ratio. 

Directions

Ideally located in central Delaware, we are less than two hours from Baltimore, Philadelphia, DC and most points in New Jersey. An added attraction: we are only 45 minutes to "the OCEAN".

DIRECTIONS FROM WASHINGTON DC SOUTH OF BALTIMORE MARYLAND-VIRGINIA
Take Route 50 over the Bay Bridge. Stay on Route 301 North until you reach 302 East (sign will read TO DOVER). Turn right towards Barclay. Stay on Route 302 to Templeville. Turn right at Templeville onto Route 454 (changes to Route 8 in Delaware). Follow Route 8 into Dover. At the fork in the road (there is a convenience store) bear left onto Division Street. Follow Division Street to the light at State Street. Turn left onto State Street. The college will be on the left. Turn left onto Fulton street for Admissions parking in Faculty and Staff parking area on your left.

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FROM THE GREATER BALTIMORE MARYLAND AREA
Take 95 North to 896 South. Follow signs to Route 1 South to Dover. Take Route 1 South to exit #104. Turn left onto Route 13 South. As you enter Dover, pass Delaware State University on the right, then look for the Delaware Agricultural Museum on the right (just before the light). Bear right off Route 13 onto State Street extension. Cross Silver Lake. After the bridge, bear left onto State Street. The college is about a half-mile on the right. Turn right onto Fulton Street for Admissions parking in Faculty and Staff parking area on your left.

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FROM NORTHERN DELAWARE
Take Route 1 South to exit #104. Then turn left onto Route 13 South. As you enter Dover, pass Delaware State University on the right, then look for the Delaware Agricultural Museum on the right (just before the stop light). Bear right off Route 13 onto State Street extension. Cross Silver Lake. After the bridge, bear left onto State Street. The college is about a half-mile on the right. Turn right onto Fulton Street for Admissions parking in Faculty and Staff parking area on your left.

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FROM SOUTHERN DELAWARE-ROUTE 13
Follow Route 13 North into Dover, pass Rodney Village Shopping center. At second light past shopping center turn left (Bayhealth Medical Center Occupational Health Center is on the corner at the light ). Follow State Street through Historical District. The college is one block past Division Street, on the left. Turn left onto Fulton Street for Admissions parking in Faculty and Staff parking area on your left.

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FROM SOUTHERN DELAWARE-ROUTE 1
Follow Route 1 until it blends with Route 13. Get into the left lane to be able to turn onto Division Street. There will be a sign for Wesley College. Turn left onto Division. At the third light make a right onto State Street. College is on the left. Turn left onto Fulton Street for Admissions parking in Faculty and Staff parking area on your left.

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FROM NEW JERSEY
Follow Route 295 or the New Jersey Turnpike south to the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Cross the bridge and follow signs for I-95 South. Take I-95 (approx. two miles) to Exit 4A. Take Route 1 South to exit #104. Then turn left onto Route 13 South. As you enter Dover, pass Delaware State University on the right, then look for the Delaware Agricultural Museum on the right (just before the stop light). Bear right off Route 13 onto State Street extension. Cross Silver Lake. After the bridge, bear left onto State Street. The college is about a half-mile on the right. Turn right onto Fulton Street for Admissions parking in Faculty and Staff parking area on your left.

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FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Take I-95 South to Delaware. Continue on I-95 through Wilmington to exit 4A. Take Route 1 South to Dover exit #104. Turn left on Route 13 South. As you enter Dover, pass Delaware State University on the right, the look for the Delaware Agricultural Museum on the right (just before the stop light). Bear right off Route 13 onto State Street extension. Cross Silver Lake. After the bridge, bear left onto State Street. The college is about a half mile on the right. Turn right onto Fulton Street for Admissions parking in Faculty and Staff parking area on your left.

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