Green Mountain College
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Green Mountain College is a private, environmental liberal arts college in Poultney, Vermont.
Founded in 1834, the school is set in the beautiful Vermont countryside about 20 miles west of the Green Mountains, which run north-south along the western half of the state.
Green Mountain focuses its core curriculum on the values of the environment and healthy communities, embracing and seeking to advance an evolved sense of progressivism and social conscience. Classes are small and discussion-based, revolving primarily around instilling a sense of compassion and determination in students.
The school's strongest programs include environmental studies, education, english, philosophy, art, and adventure recreation.
While enrollment numbers only about 700, Green Mountain College benefits from a strong reputation among other environmentally focused schools in the nation. That focus, coupled with its close proximity to New York City -- only about 3 and 1/2 hours away -- makes it an ideal settling spot for many well-established environmental authors, philosophers, and adventurers.
Also a founding member of the Eco-League, a consortium of six environmentally oriented colleges and universities throughout the United States (including Antioch College, Alaska Pacific University, Prescott College, College of the Atlantic, and Northland College), Green Mountain College offers its students a unique opportunity to enter their professional lives with a well-developed understanding of the needs of their material and social environments.
Green Mountain College is also home to a cutting-edge educational tract know as the Progressive Program. Formed on a philosophy similar to that of Goddard College -- another Vermont institution famed for its unmatched dedication to progressive eduction based on the ideas of philosopher John Dewey -- the 15 students in the program define their own educational goals and work with faculty members individually to meet them.
Progressive Program students spend their last semester on a senior project -- a 12-credit work that is meant to be the crowning achievement of their undergraduate educations.
Green Mountain College is currently undergoing an enrollment increase to 1,000 students and adding a Master's degree environmental writing.
Facts
- Campus area: 155 acres (0.6 km²)
- Enrollment: 608
- School type: Private
- Year founded: 1834
Related resources
External links
- Green Mountain College official website (http://www.greenmtn.edu/)