Burlington College

Burlington College
Motto "Start a fire."
Type Private
Established 1972
President Carol A Moore, PhD
Administrative staff
 61
Undergraduates 200+
Postgraduates 30+
Location Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Campus 6 acre campus in Burlington
Website www.burlington.edu

Burlington College is a private, non-profit liberal arts college located in Burlington, Vermont, that offers Associate, Bachelor's, and Master's degrees, as well as several professional certificates. Although regionally accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the college has been on probation since July 2014 for failing to meet the accreditor's standards regarding financial resources.[1]

History

Burlington College started in 1972 as the Vermont Institute of Community Involvement.[2] A handful of students met in the living room of founder Dr. Steward LaCasce.[2] It originally served adult learners and veterans.[2]

In 2007 the College had 204 students at its main campus in buildings in downtown Burlington. Since most were part-time, this worked out to 130 "full-time equivalents". An additional 30 students studied off-campus.[2]

Presidents

  1. 1972–1994: Dr. J. Steward LaCasce
  2. 1994–2002: Dr. Daniel Casey
  3. 2002–2003: Mary Clancy[3][4]
  4. 2004–2011: Dr. Jane O’Meara Sanders
  5. 2012–2014: Christine Plunkett[5]
  6. September–December 2014: Michael Smith (interim)
  7. 2014–present: Dr. Carol A. Moore

Campus

Main Campus, Burlington College

In 2010, Burlington College announced its intention to purchase the property of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington for use as its main campus. The college sold its former campus to the Committee for Temporary Shelter (COTS), a welfare agency, and finalized its purchase of 32.4 acres (13.1 ha) of waterfront diocese property in early 2011. In 2015, the college arranged to sell a local developer a parcel of land as well as the former diocesan orphanage attached to the office and classroom building. The developer, Farrell Real Estate, has drafted a master plan which will convert the orphanage to student housing, approximately 64 units of studio and one bedroom apartments. The college now retains the original Archdiocese building for classrooms, studios, art rooms, film and radio, laboratories, etc., and the surrounding property. There are also two acres of property designated for public use.

Academics

Burlington College offers a span of undergraduate programs in the arts, writing and literature, film studies, photography, fine arts, legal studies, transpersonal psychology/psychology, human services, media activism, graphic design and an individualized undergraduate and graduate degree program. The college offers students study abroad options within Europe, and in 2008, Burlington College became one of the very few universities in the United States to offer a study abroad program in Havana, Cuba in conjunction with the University of Havana. Students have the ability to spend a semester at the university or take one of several one-week trips offered throughout the academic year. Burlington College joins several other universities in the United States by offering students the option of a narrative evaluation in addition to traditional transcripts.

In connection with the undergraduate legal studies program, Burlington College holds an articulation agreement with Vermont Law School which allows Burlington College graduates to proceed into the Juris Doctor and Joint Juris Doctor programs at Vermont Law School upon successful completion of their undergraduate studies. Burlington College also offers an affiliation with the Vermont Woodworking School in Fairfax. The courses in woodworking and fine craftsmanship are offered for credit to support both certificate, Associate and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree programs. In addition to woodworking skills, students take the usual general education requirements of the college. The degree can be taken on campus, at a distance, or in combination. Burlington College offers a low-residency Master of Arts degree. The degree is individualized and tailored to meet the academic needs and focus of individual graduate students.

Rankings

In August 2011, The Daily Beast and Newsweek ranked Burlington College as the #1 School in the United States for Free-Spirited Students.[6] In October 2013, Newsweek named Burlington College as among the ten colleges in the United States to have the highest rate of participation in student internships in their study field.[7]

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Coordinates: 44°29′28″N 73°13′42″W / 44.4912°N 73.2282°W / 44.4912; -73.2282

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