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Directions

Our campus is easily accessible – we’re just 15 minutes from downtown Milwaukee and General Mitchell International Airport.

Our address:

3400 S. 43rd Street
P.O. Box 343922
Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922

Alverno College Main Information Desk, at the Sr. Joel Read Center:
(414)-382-6000

Library Help Desk & Main Circulation Desk: (414) 382-6433 
Research Assistance Help Desk: (414) 382-6062
Archives: (414) 382-6202

From Chicago:

Take I-94 north to Milwaukee. Take Howard/Holt Avenue exit. Exit on Holt and go west (left). Holt becomes Morgan Avenue. Continue going west to 43rd Street (2.5 miles). Turn right on 43rd Street. The college's main entrance will be on your right.

From Green Bay:

Take I-43 south to Milwaukee. Proceed to I-94 toward Chicago. Exit on Holt Avenue, go west. Holt becomes Morgan Ave. Continue going west to 43rd Street (2.5 miles). Turn right on 43rd Street. The college's main entrance will be on your right.

From Madison:

Take I-94 east to Milwaukee to Miller Park Way (south). Miller Park Way becomes 43rd Street. Continue south on 43rd Street past Oklahoma Avenue. The college's main entrance will be on your left.

From Mitchell International Airport:

Take the Downtown Milwaukee exit and go north on I-94. Take the Howard/Holt Avenue exit. Exit on Holt and go west (left). Holt becomes Morgan Avenue. Continue going west to 43rd Street (2.5 miles). Turn right on 43rd Street. The college's main entrance will be on your right.

Bus Routes

Alverno is served by three Milwaukee County Transit System buses:

Route 35 runs on 35th St - the nearest stops are 35th St & Ohio Ave and 35th St & Morgan Ave. 
Route 51 runs along Oklahoma Ave - the nearest stops are Oklahoma & 39th St and Oklahoma & 41st St. 
Route 14 runs on Forest Home - the nearest stop is Forest Home & 41st St or Forest Home & 43rd St.

Route 56 currently runs along Greenfield Ave between Walker's Point and West Allis, but in 2021 will instead run from Greenfield Ave to Miller Parkway/N 43rd St and Morgan Ave - the nearest stops will be announced.

For exact directions from your starting location, bus tracking & fare mobile applications, and service alerts, visit https://www.ridemcts.com.