Vermont Winter Vacation Guide 2008 - (Page 16) in protecting its pristine environment and an outstanding vacation destination, but you may not know that Vermont has more colleges per capita than any other state! We offer a diverse range of higher education opportunities that are unique, including a first-rate medical school, an award-winning culinary institute, a law school known nationwide for its environmental law program, the oldest private military college in America, and schools recognized around the globe for their international and language programs. From Vermont’s earliest days, higher education has been important. Students find Vermont appealing for many reasons: 212 miles of shoreline on Lake Champlain, 700 miles of hiking trails, and the most skiing and riding terrain in the East. Over 40,000 students from every state and more than 90 foreign countries study in Vermont. Educational settings range from four-year liberal arts to two-year career-oriented, traditional to liberal in philosophy, with student bodies of 100 to 10,000. In Vermont, learning enhancements are numerous, from internships at great businesses like Burton Snowboards and IBM to mounVERMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE tain climbing and hiking on the Long Trail, snowboarding, skiing, biking, wind surfing, sailing, swimming, or fishing, to attending concerts, lectures, theater productions, or an original Vermont Town Meeting. Outstanding professors, famous authors and artists, talented athletes, and successful business owners have chosen to frame their professional and personal lives with the mountains of Vermont. This array of professional, personal, and educational options in a small and beautiful state sets Vermont apart. For general information check out www.vtcolleges.org, or contact one of our colleges or universities directly. With hundreds of degree programs and sixteen of our twenty-three schools offering graduate programs, there is truly something for everyone (see listings, page 85). 16 Vermont Winter Vacation Guide 2008 You may know Vermont as a leader Vermont: It's a Great Location for Education! CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE NORWICH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ST. JOSEPH www.vtchamber.com http://www.vtchamber.com
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