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Champlain College is located right in the middle of Burlington, Vermont, one of America's great college towns. Lake Champlain -- and the mountains surrounding it -- create a stunning backdrop to our campus. Downtown Burlington and the outdoor Church Street Marketplace provide a multitude of places to shop, eat and hear live music in the thriving, homegrown music scene that gave rise to Phish. The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and annual outdoor activities like the South End Art Hop, Burlington Jazz Festival and the Mozart Festival offer cultural experiences throughout the year.

Burlington at a Glance

• Named one of the top ten college towns in America in Princeton Review's The Best Colleges
• Location: Northwestern Vermont, right next door to the gorgeous Green Mountains; 45 minutes from major ski resorts, such as Stowe and Sugarbush; and not far from the legendary hiking trails of Mount Mansfield and Camel's Hump
• Home to five colleges -- and some 15,000 students. City residents: just under 40,000. Greater Burlington area: more than 130,000
• Church Street Marketplace in downtown Burlington features fine restaurants, coffee houses, nightspots, and boutiques
• Outdoor recreational opportunities abound, including kayaking, sailing, swimming, hiking, skiing, snowboarding and more
• A seven-mile bike path runs along the lake shore, with breathtaking views of the lake, the sky, and the Adirondacks
• National Geographic's Sustainable Tourism Initiative ranked Vermont Number 6 in the world for Destination Stewardship. The index evaluates factors such as environmental and ecological quality, social and cultural integrity, condition of any historic buildings and archaeological sites, aesthetic appeal, quality of tourism management, and outlook for the future
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Burlington "One of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations"
• Bike magazine ranks Burlington as hippest place to live, ride
• Number 1 on a list of America's Dream Towns by Outside magazine
• Number 1 on A&E's list of "Top Ten Cities That Have It All"
• Self magazine ranks Burlington as the 4th Healthiest and 2nd Happiest place to live in the US
• Ranked 6th best "family-friendly" place in the nation by Reader's Digest
• Named the 7th hippest arts town by 100 Best Small Arts Towns in America