Planning a college visit trip shouldn't mean manually searching for schools along your route, one by one, and then building a route in Google Maps step by step. Route Planning turns that entire process into one seamless flow.

Enter your starting point and destination, and the map instantly shows every college along your drive. You can filter those colleges to match what you care about, select the ones you want to visit, and then send the entire sequence to Google Maps as a ready-to-go driving route—no more manual typing or missed stops.

Why route planning matters

College visits are expensive and time-consuming. Making the most of each trip means seeing multiple schools efficiently. Route Planning helps you:

• Discover colleges along routes you're already taking
• Build efficient visit sequences that save time and gas
• Never miss a school because you didn't know it was nearby
• Turn family trips, tournaments, and vacations into college exploration opportunities
• Send complete routes to Google Maps with one tap

How to use Route Planning

1. Open the map and tap "Find Colleges Along a Route."
2. Enter your starting point and destination.
3. Choose how far off-route you're willing to travel.
4. The map instantly shows every college along your drive.
5. Filter by type, ranking, region, or state to refine your options.
6. Select the colleges you want to visit.
7. Save your selections and send the full route to Google Maps.

Why this solves real planning pain

• You don't have to manually search for colleges along your route.
• You can see every option before deciding which to visit.
• You can build efficient routes that maximize your time.
• You can send complete routes to Google Maps instantly.
• You can turn any trip into a college exploration opportunity.