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List of colleges and universities in Vermont
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There are 16 currently operating colleges and universities based in the U.S. state of Vermont. This figure includes one research university, five master's universities, an art school, a law school, and a number of associate's and baccalaureate colleges. Three institutions chartered in other states offer degree programs at locations in Vermont.
The state's flagship[1] public university is the University of Vermont. The other four public institutions are organized as the Vermont State Colleges system.
The title of "oldest college in Vermont" is shared by three institutions. Middlebury College was chartered in 1800 and is Vermont's oldest operating college and the first institution to grant an academic degree (1802). Castleton University has its roots in successive institutions dating to 1787. The University of Vermont was chartered in 1791 but did not begin instruction until 1800 or grant a degree until 1804. Vermont's newest college not formed from existing institutions is Landmark College, founded in 1984 to serve students with learning disabilities; it is also the most expensive college in the United States.[2] The state's colleges range in size from the University of Vermont, with 13,548 students, down to SIT Graduate Institute, with 77 students, a graduate school based on experiential education.[3]
All of these schools are accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.[4]
Institutions[]
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School | Location(s) | Control | Type[5] | Enrollment (2019)[6] | Founded[7] |
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Bennington College | Bennington | Private | Baccalaureate college | 826 | 1932 |
Castleton University | Castleton | Public | Baccalaureate college | 2,399 | 1787 |
Champlain College | Burlington | Private | Master's university | 4,385 | 1878 |
Community College of Vermont | 12 locations | Public | Associate's college | 5,104 | 1970[8] |
Goddard College | Plainfield | Private | Master's university | 340 | 1938 |
Landmark College | Putney | Private | Baccalaureate/associate's college | 540 | 1984[9] |
Middlebury College | Middlebury | Private | Baccalaureate college | 2,657 | 1800 |
Northern Vermont University | Johnson & Lyndon | Public | Master's university | 2,376 | 2018 |
Norwich University | Northfield | Private | Master's university | 3,933 | 1819 |
Saint Michael's College | Colchester | Private (Catholic) |
Baccalaureate college | 1,875 | 1904 |
SIT Graduate Institute | Brattleboro | Private | Master's university | 77 | 1965[10] |
Sterling College | Craftsbury Common | Private | Baccalaureate college | 146 | 1958 |
University of Vermont | Burlington | Public | Research university | 13,548 | 1791 |
Vermont College of Fine Arts | Montpelier | Private | Art school | 348 | 1831[11] |
Vermont Law School | South Royalton | Private | Law school | 668 | 1972[12] |
Vermont Technical College | Randolph Center | Public | Baccalaureate/associate's college | 1,704 | 1866 |
Out-of-state institutions[]
Out-of-state schools offering degree programs in Vermont must be approved by the Vermont State Board of Education, with input from the Vermont Higher Education Council, whose members include all the colleges and universities in Vermont.[13][14] Several such programs are in operation:
- Southern New Hampshire University's School of Education offers graduate programs at a campus in Colchester.[15]
- Springfield College offers a human services degree program in St. Johnsbury.[16]
Unaccredited institutions[]
Two institutions are authorized by the state to offer degrees, but have not been recognized by an accrediting body:
- The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction offers a Masters of Fine Arts program.[17][18]
- Northeastern Baptist College in Bennington offers bachelor's degrees.[19]
Defunct institutions[]
School | Location | Control | Type | Founded | Closed | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burlington College | Burlington | Private | Baccalaureate college | 1972 | 2016 | [20] |
Castleton Medical College | Castleton | Private | Medical school | 1818 | 1862 | [21] |
College of St. Joseph | Rutland | Private (Catholic) |
Master's university | 1956 | 2019 | |
Green Mountain College | Poultney | Private (Methodist) |
Baccalaureate college | 1834 | 2019 | |
Johnson State College | Johnson | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1828 | 2018 | Merged with Lyndon State College to form Northern Vermont University[22] |
Lyndon State College | Lyndonville | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1911 | 2018 | Merged with Johnson State College to form Northern Vermont University[22] |
Mark Hopkins College | Brattleboro | Private | Uncategorized | 1964 | 1978 | [23] |
Marlboro College | Marlboro | Private | Baccalaureate college | 1946 | 2020 | Merged with Emerson College[24] |
New England Culinary Institute | Montpelier | Private (for-profit) |
Culinary school | 1980 | 2021 | |
Royalton College | South Royalton | Private | Uncategorized | 1966 | 1982? | [25][26] |
Southern Vermont College | Bennington | Private | Baccalaureate college | 1926 | 2019 | |
Trinity College of Vermont | Burlington | Private (Catholic) |
Master's university | 1925 | 2001 | [27] |
Vermont Medical College | Woodstock | Private | Medical school | 1827 | 1856 | [28] |
Windham College | Putney | Private | Uncategorized | 1951 | 1978 | [29] |
See also[]
- Higher education in the United States
- List of American institutions of higher education
References and notes[]
- General
- National Center for Education Statistics. "Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System". Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- Specific
- ^ Campus tensions in Connecticut: Searching for Solutions in the Nineties. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. 1994. p. 1.
- ^ CNN (October 28, 2005). "The 10 most expensive colleges". Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ "History & Mission". School for International Training. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Vermont Institutions". New England Commission of Higher Education. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification:
"Institution Lookup". The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved 2021-04-06. - ^ Enrollment is the total enrollment as reported by IPEDS for fall 2019.
- ^ U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ^ Community College of Vermont. "Facts at a Glance". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ^ Landmark College. "The Landmark College Story". Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ^ School for International Training. "Virtual Campus Tour". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ^ Vermont College of Fine Arts. "Vermont College of Fine Arts Progress Report January 2007—January 2008". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ Vermont Law School. "VLS Press Kit". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ^ Vermont Higher Education Council. "Certification". Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ Vermont Agency of Education. "Postsecondary Programs". Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "SNHU Vermont". Southern New Hampshire University. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ Springfield College. "Regional Campuses".
- ^ "Programs". Center for Cartoon Studies. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "The Accreditation Question" (PDF). Center for Cartoon Studies. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ Art Toalston (September 17, 2014). "Baptist college gains Vermont accreditation". Baptist Press. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Holm, Coralee (2016-05-16). "Burlington College Closes Academic Programs". Archived from the original on 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
- ^ Castleton Historical Society. "Castleton Medical College Chapel". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ a b Noyes, Amy Kolb (22 September 2017). "How Rival State Colleges Are Merging To Become Northern Vermont University". www.vpr.org.
- ^ Ohles, John F. (1982). Private colleges and universities, Volume 1. Greenwood Press. p. 736. ISBN 0-313-23323-3.
- ^ Jaschik, Scott (2019-11-07). "Marlboro will become part of Emerson College". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ The College Blue Book: Narrative descriptions. Macmillan. 1987. p. 709. ISBN 0-02-695880-5.
- ^ Drysdale, M.D. (October 17, 2013). "Law School Founder Doria Is Dead". The Herald. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ Trinity College of Vermont Association of Alumni and Friends. "History of Trinity College of Vermont". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ^ Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association (1918). Medical Colleges of the United States and of Foreign Countries. American Medical Association. p. 16.
- ^ Putney Historical Society. "History Timeline 1500s-2004". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
External links[]
- Consortium of Vermont Colleges
- Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Vermont
- Universities and colleges in Vermont
- Lists of universities and colleges by U.S. state
- Vermont education-related lists