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Vermont offers excellent educational opportunities throughout the state. Children can be schooled via
over 370 public elementary and secondary schools, including 16 area vocational centers, over 40 private
schools, or even one-room schoolhouses in small communities. Higher education in Vermont is well
represented throughout the state, with over 40,000 students enrolled either in public universities,
private colleges, or community colleges.
Vermont is home to a number of public higher education institutions. The University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington, founded in 1791, is the fifth oldest
university in New England. UVM enrolls over 10,700 students and offers 93 bachelor’s degree, 52
master’s, and 22 doctoral programs, and an M. D. program. Johnson State College in Johnson is one of the five colleges in the Vermont State College system. Founded in 1866, Johnson State offers 25 bachelor’s,
three master’s, three associate’s, one certificate, and 11 teacher licensure programs; over 1,900
students are enrolled. Lyndon State College
in Lyndonville, founded in 1911, enrolls 1,350 undergraduate students and offers 23 undergraduate
majors and nine associate degrees; Lyndon State is also part of Vermont State Colleges.
The Green Mountain State offers several private higher education opportunities. Bennington College in Bennington, established in 1932, enrolls over 650 students
and offers an education based on a master-apprentice model of teaching and learning, in addition to
emphasizing work experience as part of a greater community. Burlington College in Burlington offers an independent, progressive, liberal arts
education with two-year Associate and four-year Bachelor of Arts degrees, in addition to professional
certificate programs, available to approximately 200 students. Castleton State College in Castleton enrolls approximately 1,700 undergraduate
students in over 30 undergraduate programs in career preparation and the liberal arts; education and
forensic psychology graduate programs are also available. Champlain College in Burlington, founded in 1878, enrolls approximately 1,950
undergraduate students in over 30 fields of study; two master’s degrees are also offered. The
College of St. Joseph in Rutland, founded in 1956 by
the Sisters of St. Joseph, is an independent Catholic liberal arts college offering associate, bachelor,
and master degrees to approximately 500 students. Goddard
College in Plainfield, founded in 1863 originally as a seminary, is a progressive college based on
the principles developed by John Dewey. Green
Mountain College in Poultney, established in 1834, is known as an environmental liberal arts
college, offering 25 majors to undergraduate students as well as two distance master’s degrees.
Marlboro College in Marlboro offers individualized
courses of study in 33 areas to its nearly 330 students. Middlebury College in Middlebury, founded in 1800, is a top-tier liberal arts
college enrolling approximately 2,350 undergraduate students in over 850 courses in 44 majors.
Norwich University in Northfield, founded in 1819,
is the oldest private military college in the U.S., and its approximately 1,900 Cadets, traditional
students, and commuters take advantage of 28 bachelor’s degree programs, a teacher licensure program,
and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs. Saint
Michaels College in Colchester is a Catholic liberal arts college enrolling approximately 2,700
students; 29 major fields of study are available. The School
for International Training in Brattleboro offers field-based academic study abroad programs for
undergraduates and degree and certificate programs for graduates and professionals. Southern Vermont College in Bennington is a liberal arts college enrolling nearly
450 students in 19 available majors for bachelor’s and associate’s degrees. Sterling College in Craftsbury, founded in 1958, is a work college. Woodbury College in Montpelier offers practice-based education and training to
adults.
Vermont is home to several community and technical colleges for students seeking a wide range of
professional education training. Among these are Burlington Technical Center in Burlington; the , with campuses in Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Middlebury,
Montpelier, Morrisville, Newport, Rutland, Springfield, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Upper Valley,
Waterbury, and online; Landmark College in
Putney, designed for students with dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), or other
specific learning disabilities; the New England
Culinary Institute at Essex; and the Vermont
Technical College in Randolph Center.
With its wealth of educational options, Vermont promises many opportunities for intellectual
endeavors.
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