Academics

Since 1878, Champlain has been rewriting the rules of higher education to give you a college experience that delivers significant advantages to your future career success.

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Future-Focused Majors

Our majors represent some of today’s most promising career fields, and our unique educational model will also make sure you are ready to step into careers not yet even imagined. Every one of our majors is action-oriented and starts with applied learning right away.

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Different by Design

A career is something you create. So is a meaningful life, for that matter. Our rigorous career-focused learning model provides you with the tools and opportunities you need to build a profession doing what you love—as well as the critical skills you should acquire to meet life’s challenges with flexibility and strength.

UPSIDE-DOWN CURRICULUM

Get ready for professionally focused courses on DAY ONE with our Upside-Down Curriculum. By working on real projects earlier, you’ll be ready for meaningful internships sooner than your peers at other institutions.

 

CORE CURRICULUM

Our Core curriculum is a key part of how Champlain uniquely prepares you for success. Our rigorous Core courses are designed to transform you into a creative, entrepreneurial, and global thinker.

 

INSIGHT PROGRAM

This is the program everyone else wishes they had in school—and you can’t get it anywhere but Champlain. The mandatory, four-year InSight program helps you gain skills in three areas essential to living an effective life: Career Positioning, Financial Literacy, and Wellness.

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Learn by Doing

Our career-focused programs allow you to begin taking major-specific courses at the beginning of your studies so that you are well-prepared for internships as early as the summer after your first year. In 2023, 61% of internships held by Champlain students were paid; 39% were for credit. Our Career Collaborative will help you land internships that will give you resume-building experience—and possibly, a full-time job offer. Happens all the time. 

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Starting in your first year, you can land a job in one of our Centers of Experience, which are dedicated spaces where you’ll take what you learn in the classroom and put it into action. Get involved in research on the Internet of Things at the Leahy Center for Digital Investigation, or work on a game for a client in the Emergent Media Center. Each Center of Experience has a distinct identity that connects Champlain to the greater Burlington community and the world through its specific focus.

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Champlain’s Studio Experiences are a signature academic feature of Champlain’s distinctive career-focused educational approach. Students who are a part of Studio Experiences work together in professional teams that mirror real-world industry practices and develop industry-specific skills and experiences. In the Game Studio or Creative Studio, you’re learning will be multidisciplinary, collaboration-dependent, experimental, and guided by expert faculty.

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Just the Facts

11:1

Student to Faculty ratio ensures you can always get the help you need.

The Best

The 2024 Fiske Guide to Colleges names Champlain College among the 300 “best and most interesting” colleges in the U.S., Canada, and United Kingdom.

The Most

Champlain was named as “Most Innovative School” by U.S. News & World Report in its “America’s Best Colleges” 2024 ranking of universities in the North.

Study Abroad

In addition to our campus in Burlington, Vermont, we have two state-of-the-art academic centers: one in Dublin, Ireland, and the other in Montreal, Canada. At either of our international centers, you can take required courses in your major and even land an internship. When you study abroad in Montreal or Dublin, or one of our exchange programs in Scotland, New Zealand, France, or the Netherlands, your financial aid scholarships transfer to your semester or year abroad. 

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Champlain Abroad 
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Dublin, Ireland Campus 
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Montreal, Canada Campus 
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Other Study Abroad Options 
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Study Abroad Stories 

Academic Support Resources

Like everything at Champlain, academic and career support comes with a personal touch. We want to get to know you, hear about your dreams and aspirations, and then help you develop a personalized plan to make those dreams come true. Starting in your first weeks on campus, we’ll start connecting you with advisors, mentors, and coaches through our academic and career support resources.

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    SMART Space

    The SMART (Study Mentors And Resource Tutors) Space is your headquarters for academic success. Resources and programs are designed to help you meet your educational and career goals. You can make the most of the Champlain experience with academic coaching and subject-area tutors.

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    Writing Center

    Need help brainstorming, getting past writer’s block, not sure how to start that paper? No worries. Champlain’s Writing Center is available to work 1:1 with you on general best practices or on individual assignments. And it’s totally free.

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    Champ 101

    The learning curve can be steep for first-year students settling into college life. Our 10-week Champ101 programming is your first milestone for InSight and covers all the bases—from figuring out laundry to finding and sourcing the right research journal.

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    Champlain College Library

    The Champlain College Library in the Miller Information Commons is your hub for curiosity and innovation. Rent books from our facility and others, access cutting-edge technologies like 3D printing, rent equipment, and more. Our outstanding team is available to answer questions, help you access resources, and dedicated to helping you succeed.

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Bachelor’s to Master’s

Through Champlain College Online, you can seamlessly go from undergraduate to graduate student, enhancing your skills and career opportunities.

Combined Bachelor's/Master's Pathways

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