BURLINGTON COLLEGE E-3

95 North Ave.
Burlington, VT 05401-2998
Tel: (802)862-9616; 800-862-9616; Admissions: (802)862-9616; Fax: (802)658-0071; Web Site: http://www.burlcol.edu/

Description: Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: 1-acre urban campus. Endowment: $76,000. Total enrollment: 241. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 8:1. 46 applied, 72% were admitted. Full-time: 117 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 124 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 23 states and territories, 1 other country, 45% from out-of-state, 46% 25 or older, 6% live on campus, 23% transferred in. Retention: 60% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at University of Vermont, Champlain College, Saint Michael's College, Community College of Vermont, Institute for Social Ecology. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission for Associate degree only. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. Tuition: $13,120 full-time, $435 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load. Part-time tuition varies according to course load. College room only: $5750. Room charges vary according to gender and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 1 open to all. Most popular organization: Student Association. Major annual event: graduation. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. 16 college housing spaces available; 15 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Option: coed housing available. Burlington College Library with 5,700 books, 80 serials, 1,050 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $95,702. 21 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: With five other colleges in the area, Burlington offers a wealth of cultural, economic and recreational opportunities, but still offers a friendly, small-city ambiance. Human-scale neighborhoods, and the college's governance structure itself, give students the chance to get involved, and make a difference.