Visiting Franklin

Experience Franklin College

Visit Franklin College and see why so many students feel at home on our campus and in the Lugano community. We welcome you and your friends and family to experience what it means to live and learn in our international environment. We also welcome the opportunity to get to know you. See our calendar of events.

Campus Hours and Tours

Prospective Students and Parents
We will gladly schedule a campus tour, visits with faculty, or a meeting with an admissions counselor by appointment. Additionally, our offices in Sorengo, Switzerland, are open from 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday though Friday.

Admissions Office in Switzerland 
Tel: +41 091 986 36 13
Email: info@fc.edu

Admissions Office in the U.S.
Tel: +1 212 922 9650
Email: info@fc.edu

Current Parents
We invite all Franklin parents and family members to visit the College during the year. The office of Advancement will gladly schedule a campus tour, visits with faculty or meetings with members of the administrative staff. Our offices in Sorengo, Switzerland are open from 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. To arrange a campus visit, please contact Robert Pallone, Vice President for Advancement, at advancement@fc.edu.

Franklin Alumni
We encourage alumni to visit Franklin whenever they can. The office of Advancement would be happy to assist with your visit or arrange for a special tour. Please contact either Austin Tomlinson '06, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations or our Office of Advancement to make arrangements.

How to get to Lugano

You can fly directly to the Lugano Airport, located about 15 minutes from the College in the village of Agno. From the airport, shuttle buses and taxis run regularly to Lugano. The airport is served by Darwin Airline, FlyBaboo and Swiss with flights to Lugano connecting via Zurich, Geneva, Rome and other European cities. Since many international flights arrive in Zurich and Milan, you can also make bus or train connections from either of the two cities to Lugano. From Zurich, trains run directly from the airport to Lugano, and the duration of the trip is about 3 hours. From Milan, there are bus shuttle services that arrive in Lugano in just over one hour.

Accommodations and Transportation
For more detailed information on traveling to Lugano, as well as hotel and local transportation information, click here.