List of colleges and universities in Vermont

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There are 13 colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Vermont. These include one research university, four master's universities, an art school, a law school, and a number of associate's and baccalaureate colleges.

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There are three public institutions in Vermont, including the state's flagship public university is the University of Vermont (UVM). [1] The other two public institutions are organized as the Vermont State Colleges system, comprising Vermont State University and the Community College of Vermont. Colleges in Vermont range in size from UVM, with 13,348 students as of 2022, to Sterling College, a private work college with 112 students. All 13 institutions are accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. [2]

Two schools can claim to be the oldest college in Vermont. UVM was chartered in 1791 but did not begin instruction until 1800 or grant a degree until 1804. Middlebury College was chartered in 1800 and was Vermont's first college to grant an academic degree in 1802. Vermont's newest college not formed from existing institutions is Landmark College, founded in 1984 to serve students with learning disabilities.

Institutions

SchoolLocation(s)ControlType [3] Enrollment
(2022) [4] 		Founded [5]
Bennington College Bennington Private Baccalaureate college 9011932
Champlain College Burlington Private Master's university 2,9531878
Community College of Vermont 12 locationsPublic Associate's college 2,6471970 [6]
Landmark College Putney Private Baccalaureate/associate's college 4351984 [7]
Middlebury College Middlebury Private Baccalaureate college 3,2871800
Norwich University Northfield Private Master's university 3,5991819
Saint Michael's College Colchester Private
(Catholic)		 Baccalaureate college 1,7411904
SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro Private Master's university 5991965 [8]
Sterling College Craftsbury Common Private Baccalaureate college 1121958
University of Vermont Burlington Public Research university 13,3481791
Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier
(online only)		Private Art school 2781831 [9]
Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton Private Law school 5921972 [10]
Vermont State University MultiplePublic Master's university 4,775 [11] 2023

Out-of-state institutions

Out-of-state colleges may offer degree programs in Vermont with approval of the Vermont State Board of Education, with input from the Vermont Higher Education Council, whose members include all the colleges and universities in Vermont. [12] [13]

As of 2024, the only out-of-state institution offering degrees in Vermont is Southern New Hampshire University, which offers graduate degrees in education at the former Trinity College campus in Colchester. [14]

Unaccredited institutions

Two institutions are authorized by the state to offer degrees, but have not been recognized by a regional or national accrediting body:

Defunct institutions

SchoolLocationControlTypeFoundedClosedNotes
Burlington College Burlington Private Baccalaureate college 19722016 [18]
Castleton University Castleton Public Baccalaureate college 17982023Merged into Vermont State University
Castleton Medical College Castleton Private Medical school 18181862 [19]
College of St. Joseph Rutland Private
(Catholic)		 Master's university 19562019
Green Mountain College Poultney Private
(Methodist)		 Baccalaureate college 18342019
Goddard College Plainfield Private Master's university 19382024
Johnson State College Johnson Public Baccalaureate college 18282018Merged with Lyndon State College to form Northern Vermont University [20]
Lyndon State College Lyndonville Public Baccalaureate college 19112018Merged with Johnson State College to form Northern Vermont University [20]
Mark Hopkins College Brattleboro Private Baccalaureate college 19641978 [21]
Marlboro College Marlboro Private Baccalaureate college 19462020Merged into Emerson College [22]
New England Culinary Institute Montpelier Private
(for-profit)		 Culinary school 19802021
Northern Vermont University Castleton and Johnson Public Master's university 20182023Merged into Vermont State University
Royalton College South Royalton Private Baccalaureate college 19651981? [23] [24]
Southern Vermont College Bennington Private Baccalaureate college 19262019
Trinity College of Vermont Burlington Private
(Catholic)		 Master's university 19252001 [25]
Vermont Medical College Woodstock Private Medical school 18271856 [26]
Vermont Technical College Randolph and Williston Public Baccalaureate college 18662023Merged into Vermont State University
Woodbury College Montpelier Private Baccalaureate college 19752008Merged into Champlain College
Windham College Putney Private Baccalaureate college 19511978 [27]

See also

References and notes

General
Specific
  1. ↑ Campus tensions in Connecticut: Searching for Solutions in the Nineties. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. 1994. p. 1.
  2. ↑ "Vermont Institutions". New England Commission of Higher Education. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  3. ↑ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification:
    "Institution Lookup". The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  4. ↑ Enrollment is the total enrollment as reported by IPEDS for fall 2022.
  5. ↑ U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008" . Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  6. ↑ Community College of Vermont. "Facts at a Glance". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  7. ↑ Landmark College. "The Landmark College Story" . Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  8. ↑ School for International Training. "Virtual Campus Tour". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Vermont Law School. "VLS Press Kit". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  11. ↑ "Quick Facts About Vermont State University". Vermont State University. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  12. ↑ Vermont Higher Education Council. "Certification" . Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  13. ↑ Vermont Agency of Education. "Postsecondary Programs" . Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  14. ↑ "SNHU Vermont". Southern New Hampshire University. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  15. ↑ "Programs". Center for Cartoon Studies. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  16. ↑ "The Accreditation Question" (PDF). Center for Cartoon Studies. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  17. ↑ Art Toalston (September 17, 2014). "Baptist college gains Vermont accreditation". Baptist Press. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  18. ↑ Holm, Coralee (2016-05-16). "Burlington College Closes Academic Programs". Archived from the original on 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  19. ↑ Castleton Historical Society. "Castleton Medical College Chapel". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  20. 1 2 Noyes, Amy Kolb (22 September 2017). "How Rival State Colleges Are Merging To Become Northern Vermont University". www.vpr.org.
  21. ↑ Ohles, John F. (1982). Private colleges and universities, Volume 1. Greenwood Press. p. 736. ISBN   0-313-23323-3.
  22. ↑ Jaschik, Scott (2019-11-07). "Marlboro will become part of Emerson College". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  23. ↑ The College Blue Book: Narrative descriptions. Macmillan. 1987. p. 709. ISBN   0-02-695880-5.
  24. ↑ Drysdale, M.D. (October 17, 2013). "Law School Founder Doria Is Dead". The Herald. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ 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.
  27. ↑ Putney Historical Society. "History Timeline 1500s-2004". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2007-09-05.

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