List of colleges and universities in Vermont

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This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Vermont. The largest such institution is the public University of Vermont. The five other public colleges in the state form the Vermont State Colleges system. There are also 16 private, degree-granting colleges, a law school, and a culinary school.

The oldest school in Vermont is Castleton State College, founded in 1787 during the days of the independent Vermont Republic. The newest is Landmark College, founded in 1984 to serve students with learning disabilities; it is also the most expensive college in the United States.[1] The smallest college in the state, with 98 students, is Sterling College, a work college focused on environmental studies.[2]

All of these schools are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges,[3] except Vermont College of Fine Arts, which has applied for accreditation,[4] and New England Culinary Institute, which is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.[5]

Contents

Institutions

School Location(s) Control Type[6] Enrollment (2005) Founded
Bennington College Bennington Private Baccalaureate college 725 1932
Burlington College Burlington Private Baccalaureate college 184 1972
Castleton State College Castleton Public Master's university 2,392 1787
Champlain College Burlington Private Baccalaureate college 2,527 1878
College of St. Joseph Rutland Private
(Catholic)		 Master's university 475 1956
Community College of Vermont 12 locations Public Associate's college 5,515 1970[7]
Goddard College Plainfield Private Master's university 560 1938
Green Mountain College Poultney Private
(Methodist)		 Baccalaureate college 696 1834
Johnson State College Johnson Public Master's university 1,866 1828
Landmark College Putney Private Associate's college 417 1984[8]
Lyndon State College Lyndonville Public Baccalaureate college 1,364 1911
Marlboro College Marlboro Private Baccalaureate college 402[9] 1946
Middlebury College Middlebury Private Baccalaureate college 2,455 1800
New England Culinary Institute Montpelier, Essex Junction Private
(for-profit)		 Special-focus institution 523[10] 1980[11]
Norwich University Northfield Private Master's university 2,486 1819
Saint Michael's College Colchester Private
(Catholic)		 Baccalaureate college 2,474 1904
School for International Training Brattleboro Private Master's university 622 1965[12]
Southern Vermont College Bennington Private Baccalaureate college 387 1926
Sterling College Craftsbury Common Private Special-focus institution 98 1958
University of Vermont Burlington Public Research university 11,597 1791
Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier Private Uncategorized[13] 225 1831[14]
Vermont Law School South Royalton Private Special-focus institution 655 1972[15]
Vermont Technical College Randolph Center Public Baccalaureate/Associate's college 1,356 1866
Woodbury College Montpelier Private Baccalaureate college 139 1975

Out-of-state institutions

Two schools based in other states offer programs at locations in Vermont:

Defunct institutions

School Location Control Type Founded Closed Ref.
Windham College Putney Private Liberal arts college 1951 1978 [18]
Trinity College of Vermont Burlington Private
(Catholic)		 Master's university 1925 2001 [19]

References and notes

General
Specific
  1. ^ CNN (October 28, 2005). "The 10 most expensive colleges". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
  2. ^ Sterling College. "Mission and History". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  3. ^ New England Association of Schools and Colleges: Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. "Roster of Institutions". Retrieved on June 16, 2008.
  4. ^ Vermont State Board of Education. "Vermont State Board of Education Meeting on April 8, 2008". Retrieved on June 16, 2008.
  5. ^ Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. "School Directory Search". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  6. ^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
  7. ^ Community College of Vermont. "Facts at a Glance". Retrieved on September 5, 2007.
  8. ^ Landmark College. "The Landmark College Story". Retrieved on September 5, 2007.
  9. ^ The enrollment count for Marlboro College includes 61 students at Marlboro College Graduate Center, which is listed as a separate school in IPEDS.
  10. ^ The enrollment count for New England Culinary Institute includes 262 at the Montpelier campus and 261 at the Essex campus, which are listed as separate schools in IPEDS.
  11. ^ New England Culinary Institute. "History". Retrieved on September 21, 2007.
  12. ^ School for International Training. "Virtual Campus Tour". Retrieved on September 5, 2007.
  13. ^ VCFA is not yet listed by the Carnegie Classification, but its only offered degree is the Master of Fine Arts, suggesting it will be classified as a special-focus institution.
  14. ^ Vermont College of Fine Arts. "Vermont College of Fine Arts Progress Report January 2007—January 2008". Retrieved on June 16, 2008.
  15. ^ Vermont Law School. "VLS Press Kit". Retrieved on September 5, 2007.
  16. ^ Union Institute & University. "Montpelier Academic Center". Retrieved on June 16, 2008.
  17. ^ Trinity College of Vermont Association of Alumni and Friends. "Trinity Community". Retrieved on September 5, 2007.
  18. ^ Putney Historical Society. "History Timeline 1500s-2004". Retrieved on September 5, 2007.
  19. ^ Trinity College of Vermont Association of Alumni and Friends. "History of Trinity College of Vermont". Retrieved on September 5, 2007.

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