Champlain College

Burlington, VT 05402

http://www.champlain.edu/

Founded in 1878, Champlain College is a private, baccalaureate institution that offers professionally focused programs balanced by a strong core curriculum. The College is a national leader in educating students to become skilled practitioners, effective professionals and global citizens.

Since its founding, Champlain College has celebrated the Vermont ideal of practical, independent thinking by teaching students the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in a variety of professional careers. Champlain prides itself on:

* Nurturing students in an academic environment that is responsive to the changing needs of the workplace
* Offering strong career planning support
* Providing a small, closely-knit campus within the vibrant and active city of Burlington

Champlain educates 1,950 full-time students in more than 30 professionally focused undergraduate and graduate programs. The College employs approximately 200 full-time faculty and staff.

The primary mission of Champlain College is to prepare students for successful careers by creating a physical and intellectual environment in which they have freedom to grow and are challenged to realize their full potential. While special emphasis is placed on the development of professional competence, the following are also seen as essential components of the College’s responsibility to its students: to inform and stimulate the mind; to develop character, personality and ethical conduct; and to provide creative outlets through supervised extracurricular activities.

Therefore, the College is dedicated to providing Champlain students with a variety of educational experiences that will encourage them to develop as individuals, to foster understanding and appreciation of all people, and to gain career skills that will allow them to contribute to the professional and personal environments in which they live.