Southern Vermont College
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Southern Vermont College is a private, four-year liberal arts college
located on the 371 acres (1.5 km²) former Edward Everett Estate near Bennington, Vermont in the southwestern corner of the state bordering New York and Massachusetts.
Twelve years later, in 1974, the school moved to its current location on the Everett Estate and became Southern Vermont College, a nonsectarian liberal arts college offering a career-directed curriculum.
The 27-room Everett Mansion, now on the National Register of Historic Places, serves as the College's primary administrative and academic building. It hosts the library, theater, Success Center (tutorial assistance), Burgdorff Gallery Cafe, campus shop and eight classrooms, plus administrative offices.
The college currently has five residence halls, as well as a new 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) residence hall complex, Hunter Hall, that was completed in 2009 and accommodates 110 residential students. The new residence center, situated on the slopes of Mt. Anthony with a spectacular view of the Green Mountains, is both a living and learning facility, equipped with science and computer labs, study rooms, and a spacious atrium overlooking a newly restored pond.
Other notable buildings include the Dining Hall and Student Center, Field House with Fitness Center, and a 24-hour Computer Lab with wireless workstations for remote Internet access and high-speed data transfer.
Southern Vermont College is a member of the Association of Vermont Independent Colleges (AVIC) and the Vermont Campus Compact, affiliated with the national association of colleges that include community service, hands-on learning and civic engagement as part of their academic requirements. All first-year students at Southern Vermont College take "Quest for Success," a course that combines classroom instruction with off-campus community projects in such fields as environmental restoration, research on historic objects in the local museum work with a local theater company, and media studies with Community Access Television.
The campus is reported to be haunted by several ghostly entities. One of which is allegedly the builder of the mansion, Edward Everett
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In fall 2008, the College introduced a learn-by-doing program, "Build the Enterprise," through which students create, implement and manage their own businesses, putting into real-life practice the theoretical business principles acquired in the classroom. The program was capitalized by a $100,000 venture fund.
Southern Vermont College offers five academic divisions: The McCormick Division of Business, The Hunter Division of Humanities, The Division of Nursing, The John Merck Division of Science and Technology, and The Donald Everett Axinn Division of Social Sciences.
The College offers 17 academic degree programs. Bachelor's degrees are offered in Business Administration/Management, Business Administration/Sports Management, Communications, Creative Writing, Creative Writing and English Studies, Criminal Justice, English, Entrepreneurship and Management, Healthcare Management and Advocacy, History and Politics, Liberal Arts, Liberal Arts/Management, Nursing, Professional Studies, Radiologic Sciences and Psychology. Associate's degrees are offered in Business, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Liberal Arts, Nursing, and Radiologic Technology.
Southern Vermont College offers Division III athletics. Varsity sports offered include baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, and volleyball. The team name is the Mountaineers and the school mascot is Monte the Moose.
Liberal arts colleges in the United States
Liberal arts colleges in the United States are certain undergraduate institutions of higher education in the United States. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers a definition of the liberal arts as a "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general...
located on the 371 acres (1.5 km²) former Edward Everett Estate near Bennington, Vermont in the southwestern corner of the state bordering New York and Massachusetts.
Overview
Southern Vermont College was founded in 1926 as St. Joseph Business School, an institution offering certificates of proficiency in secretarial accounting, finance,short-hand and typewriting. Eleven students were in the first graduating class. In 1962, it became an accredited junior college, St. Joseph College, awarding associates degrees in business and secretarial science.Twelve years later, in 1974, the school moved to its current location on the Everett Estate and became Southern Vermont College, a nonsectarian liberal arts college offering a career-directed curriculum.
The 27-room Everett Mansion, now on the National Register of Historic Places, serves as the College's primary administrative and academic building. It hosts the library, theater, Success Center (tutorial assistance), Burgdorff Gallery Cafe, campus shop and eight classrooms, plus administrative offices.
The college currently has five residence halls, as well as a new 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) residence hall complex, Hunter Hall, that was completed in 2009 and accommodates 110 residential students. The new residence center, situated on the slopes of Mt. Anthony with a spectacular view of the Green Mountains, is both a living and learning facility, equipped with science and computer labs, study rooms, and a spacious atrium overlooking a newly restored pond.
Other notable buildings include the Dining Hall and Student Center, Field House with Fitness Center, and a 24-hour Computer Lab with wireless workstations for remote Internet access and high-speed data transfer.
Southern Vermont College is a member of the Association of Vermont Independent Colleges (AVIC) and the Vermont Campus Compact, affiliated with the national association of colleges that include community service, hands-on learning and civic engagement as part of their academic requirements. All first-year students at Southern Vermont College take "Quest for Success," a course that combines classroom instruction with off-campus community projects in such fields as environmental restoration, research on historic objects in the local museum work with a local theater company, and media studies with Community Access Television.
The campus is reported to be haunted by several ghostly entities. One of which is allegedly the builder of the mansion, Edward Everett
Edward Everett
Edward Everett was an American politician and educator from Massachusetts. Everett, a Whig, served as U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State...
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In fall 2008, the College introduced a learn-by-doing program, "Build the Enterprise," through which students create, implement and manage their own businesses, putting into real-life practice the theoretical business principles acquired in the classroom. The program was capitalized by a $100,000 venture fund.
Facts
General Attributes- Average class size: 16 Students
- 13:1 student-faculty ratio
- Approximately 500 students
- Students from 15 states and 5 foreign countries campus
- Total comprehensive fees (2010-2011): $29,760 a year (tuition, room and board)
- 90% of students receive financial aid; average aid package for students totals $7,500 a year
- 10 NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports teams
Southern Vermont College offers five academic divisions: The McCormick Division of Business, The Hunter Division of Humanities, The Division of Nursing, The John Merck Division of Science and Technology, and The Donald Everett Axinn Division of Social Sciences.
The College offers 17 academic degree programs. Bachelor's degrees are offered in Business Administration/Management, Business Administration/Sports Management, Communications, Creative Writing, Creative Writing and English Studies, Criminal Justice, English, Entrepreneurship and Management, Healthcare Management and Advocacy, History and Politics, Liberal Arts, Liberal Arts/Management, Nursing, Professional Studies, Radiologic Sciences and Psychology. Associate's degrees are offered in Business, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Liberal Arts, Nursing, and Radiologic Technology.
Southern Vermont College offers Division III athletics. Varsity sports offered include baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, and volleyball. The team name is the Mountaineers and the school mascot is Monte the Moose.