Discover the museums, Broadway and local theatre, movies, galleries, coffee bars, opera, ballet, and the symphony. Two Triad coliseums host sporting events and wellknown performers. Greensboro Coliseum, seating almost 24,000, hosted the 1996 and 1997 ACC Basketball Tournaments. Area minor league baseball, professional hockey and soccer draw crowds with their exciting, colorful play. Located at the crossroads of I85 and I40, Greensboro is easy to reach by interstate highway, Amtrak service, or the regional airport.
Students find a moderate climate with mild winters and spectacular springs and falls.
Driving a couple of hours, students enjoy ski slopes, hiking trails, scenic views and white water of the Blue Ridge Mountains or the sun, sand, and salt water of Atlantic Ocean. Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia are six hours away by car. Greensboro has a mild climate with four moderate but distinct seasons. The area employs approximately 223 days of sunshine each year with an average annual rainfall of about one meter. In the winter the temperature might fall as low as 7C, and the city may receive a light snowfall once or twice a year.