Green Mountain College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Green Mountain College, also known as GMC, is a co-educational, private liberal arts college situated in Poultney, Vermont, United States. It was originally established as Troy Conference Academy in 1834. The campus is spread across an area of 155 acres. The college offers a wide variety of degrees, programs and majors. It also offers several courses known as the Environmental Liberal Arts (ELA) curriculum.

The campus of Green Mountain College hosts several student clubs and organizations. Some of the popular student clubs include African American Culture Club, Green Mountain Otaku: Anime Club, International Awareness Club, and Intercultural Center (ICC). The college also runs a student operated newspaper known as ‘The Mountaineer’. Reverie is the literary magazine of the college. The student body is impressive and includes many international students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, hospitality, liberal arts, and fine arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 867 in 2009-2010 (816 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 88% of enrolled students and graduate students are 12%.

Students under 25 years old represent 84% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Green Mountain provides on-campus housing for 657 of its 816 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Division III Independents for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Green Mountain offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Arts Management
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (20 awarded)

• Business/Managerial Economics

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (28 awarded)

• Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources Management and Policy

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (21 awarded)

• Resort Management

LIBERAL ARTS (49 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sociology

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

• Psychology