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BURLINGTON, VERMONT

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Champlain is a small college with a powerful learning model. We put your success at the center of everything we do. Our classes are small. Our support systems are strong. Our faculty bring industry expertise into the classroom. Our students learn by doing. Altogether, our approach creates a proven path to career success, lifelong learning, and a rewarding life.

Social Impact Scholar students visit Rhino Foods
Students taking in the view of Lake Champlain at the top of Mount Philo

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You can check out our list of majors, come visit our beautiful campus, and explore our blog, The View, for the latest news and updates.

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Study abroad students filming in Saudi Arabia

JUST THE FACTS

THE BEST


Champlain was featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2024 as one of the "best and most interesting" colleges in the U.S., Canada, and the UK.

INNOVATIVE


Champlain was listed as one of the Most Innovative Schools in the North by U.S News & World Report.

11:1 RATIO


Our student/faculty ratio of 11:1 ensures students get maximum attention. Our average class size is 15. 

Career-Focused Majors

Preparing students for successful and rewarding careers is our number one priority. Explore career-focused undergraduate majors, minors, and concentrations in today’s top fields.

SEE ALL AREAS OF STUDY

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Live in the Best. Dorms. Ever.

First-year students live in one of the 21 beautifully restored Victorian-era mansions that surround our central campus. Did we say mansions? Yes, yes we did.

RESIDENCE HALLS

Meet Our Remarkable People

Great people make a great place even better. Every single Champlain student is unique, but they do share common traits: they’re all driven, inquisitive, and welcoming.

VISIT CAMPUS

Learn What You Love

Most schools require you to take general education courses before you can begin classes in your major. At Champlain, you’ll spend four full years immersed in your field of study, starting on day one of your education.

UPSIDE-DOWN CURRICULUM

Burlington, Vermont

Home to eco-leaders Ben & Jerry's and Burton Snowboards, Burlington is one of the most environmentally progressive cities in the nation. Its small-town charm and active, urban atmosphere let you live the best of both worlds. The backdrop to it all? The spectacularly beautiful Lake Champlain—and mountains everywhere you look.

DISCOVER BURLINGTON

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Your Dream Major Quiz

This quick quiz can help you decide which areas of study you might want to explore. If you're still figuring things out, our Upside-Down Curriculum lets you try out a few majors before you commit to a career path.

DREAM MAJOR QUIZ

What would an ideal college look like? A lot like this. Champlain students are now so highly sought after that many are being recruited while still in their junior year, and sometimes even earlier.

The Atlantic Magazine
View overlooking campus at dusk.
Two students posing in front of a store window that says "Welcome to Burlington"
Students collaborate in a study group in the top floor of the library with a view of campus and Lake Champlain in the background.
Student hockey player dressed in hockey gear posing with a hockey stick outside on a frozen Lake Champlain
View across campus to sun setting over Lake Champlain
Student poses in front of a wall on which is written "The Game Studio at Champlain College"
Four students around a table in a common room with a view of Lake Champlain and mountains behind them
Line of students sitting at desks and working in a computer lab
Professor standing at the front of a classroom pointing to a whiteboard. Students site in front of computers in front of the professor
A group of students gathered together on top of a stone wall with the Champlain College welcome sign.
Common room, which features a fireplace and comfy furniture, in an upper-year res hall
Students sit inside a contemporary res hall common room
Ubisoft Winning team
Exterior of a Victorian-era mansion res hall
Exterior of a Victorian-era mansion res hall
Professor advises a student one-on-one during office hours
Students network at a Stiller Women in Business event
Students hanging out in Dining Hall in the evening.
Students taking in the view from the top of Mount Philo.
A group of students perorming and filming in VPR's studio.

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