You may know Vermont as a leader in protecting its pristine environment, and as an outstanding vacation destination. But you may not know that Vermont has more colleges per capita than any other state!
We offer a diverse range of higher education opportunities that are unique, including a first-rate medical school, an award-winning culinary institute, a law school known nationwide for its environmental law programs, the oldest private military college in America, and schools recognized around the globe for their international and language programs. From Vermont’s earliest days, higher education has been important.
Students find Vermont appealing for many reasons: 212 miles of shoreline on Lake Champlain, 700 miles of hiking trails, and the most skiing and riding terrain in the East. Over 40,000 students from across the U.S. and more than 90 foreign countries study in Vermont. Educational settings range from four-year liberal arts to two-year career-oriented, traditional to liberal in philosophy with student bodies of 100 to 10,000.
In Vermont, learning enhancements are numerous. In an era when finding jobs and work experience is exceptionally challenging, Vermont’s schools have worked diligently to create internship and project-based opportunities for students with a wide range of Vermont businesses and organizations, including Green Mountain Coffee, Burton Snowboards, National Life Group, FoodScience Corp, Seventh Generation and Vermont Public Radio, to name just a few.
Similarly unparalleled is our mountain climbing and hiking on the Long Trail, snowboarding, skiing, biking, wind surfing, sailing, swimming, and fishing. Attend concerts, lectures, theater productions, or an original Vermont Town Meeting. Outstanding professors, famous authors and artists, talented athletes, and successful business owners have chosen to frame their professional and personal lives with the mountains of Vermont.
This array of professional, personal, and educational options in a small and beautiful state sets Vermont apart.
Vermont’s Ski & Snowboard Academies:
Education & Training for World-Class Success
Growing up with dreams to become a professional ski racer or snowboard competitor is not unusual. Providing world-class education for local (and not-so-local) student-athletes, Vermont has also proven itself as a breeding ground for elite-level skiing and snowboard competitors.
Burke Mountain Academy, East Burke, www.burkemtnacademy.org
Green Mountain Valley School, Waitsfield, www.gmvs.org
Killington Mountain School, Killington, www.killingtonmountainschool.org
Mount Mansfield Winter Academy, Stowe, www.mmwa.org
Mount Snow Academy, West Dover,www.mountsnowacademy.org
Okemo Mountain School, Ludlow, www.okemomtschool.com
Stratton Mountain School, Stratton, www.gosms.org
Vermont Academy, Saxtons River, www.vermontacademy.org
For general information check out www.VTcolleges.org, or contact one of our colleges or universities directly.