Alvernia College is located three miles south of the center of the city of Reading in a tree-lined suburban neighborhood. The 80-acre campus adjoins Angelica Lake.
Public transportation provides service to within walking distance of the campus.
Alvernia is noted for its accessibility to metropolitan and historical areas of interest. Near enough to New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore to share their cultural and educational opportunities, the college is only a short distance from the Amish country in nearby Lancaster and York counties. To learn more about this region of Pennsylvania, you can explore the web sites of Berks and Lancaster counties as well as the Lehigh Valley . At traffic light, turn right, then immediately get in left lane. Turn right and follow Upland through three stop signs and over a small railroad bridge.