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Sterling College embraces the attributes that make it uniqueβ€”small enrollment, rural location, field programs, and real workβ€”and welcomes students to campus under a creative, multifaceted plan that values both the health and welfare of its students and the integrity and quality of the Sterling experience.Β 

 

Visit Sterling

You'll just have to see it to believe it

In a world where colleges, like big box stores, look increasingly alike, Sterling is unlike any other school in the nation. Which is why you need to visit.Β  Breathe the fresh, mountain air on our rural Vermont campus. Watch our draft horses at work and tour our woodlands, greenhouses, classrooms, and studios. Relish a farm-to-table lunch with Sterling faculty and students.

See for yourself that it’s possible to learn in a place where you can live your values. Schedule a visit now. (And wear your work boots.)

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Allison Hooper named Chair of the Sterling College Board of Trustees

As of July 1, Allison Hooper will serve as chair of the Sterling College Board of Trustees, following Peter Chehayl who has held the position since 2017. Allison was first…

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In Memory of Michael Phillips

β€œWe are not at the end of a rope, as it’s so easy to think. Humanity can yet choose to turn direction. The moment has come to leap into action…

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Diverse Voices Fellowship

Sterling College is now accepting applications for a new online course on the art of food and environmental writing, with tuition-free fellowships funded by Penguin Random House and other donors….

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Dr. Lori Collins-Hall Appointed Interim President of Sterling College

The Sterling College Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Lori Collins-Hall as interim president of the college, effective November 1, 2021. Dr. Collins-Hall’s appointment follows the departure of Matthew Derr,…

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Upcoming Events

  • Withdrawal Deadline for Long Block Classes

    March 22, 2023

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  • Work College Consortium conference in DC

    March 22, 2023 - March 26, 2023 @ 

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  • VYCC Visit: Tabling for Internships and Hiring in Dunbar

    March 22, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

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  • Community Meeting

    March 22, 2023 @ 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

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  • Midweek Movement with Charlotte

    March 22, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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  • Work College Consortium conference in DC

    March 22, 2023 - March 26, 2023 @ 

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  • Sterling Alumni

    90%

    meeting career goals

    Sterling provides the education and experience that prepares our graduates to lead productive lives as environmental stewards. Read More

  • Faculty:Student

    6:1

    Ratio

    You will not be a number at Sterling college. Read More

  • Campus Kitchen

    No. 1

    in the Nation

    Nationwide initiative named Sterling College as having the nation’s top local, sustainable, humane, and fair-trade collegiate food system. Read More

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Allison Hooper named Chair of the Sterling College Board of Trustees

As of July 1, Allison Hooper will serve as chair of the Sterling College Board of Trustees, following Peter Chehayl who has held the position since 2017. Allison was first…

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Sterling College Receives $200K VOREC Grant to Make Outdoor Recreation More Accessible in Craftsbury

Sterling College has been awarded a $200,000 community grant from the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) to help establish a public-facing outdoor recreation hub as part of its vision…

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A Woman of Many Parts

Katie Connor is, to use an old-fashioned phrase, a woman of many parts. She is or has been (deep breath here): A licensed boat captain, commercial fisherperson, research vessel crew,…

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