College within 2 hours (or so) of Stowe, Vermont?

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<p>We will be in Stowe, Vermont for a couple of weeks this summer and are thinking of making some college visits (for my rising junior). Can you help me identify schools that might be drivable (from there and back) in the same day? I'm thinking two hours max. She wants a medium to large sized school and probably on the more selective side although it never hurts to find some safeties of course.</p>

<p>(We don't mind doing one overnight but since we already have a place to stay we don't want to double book a lot of lodging....)</p>

<p>So far I've identified:</p>

<p>McGill
Middlebury (although she isn't very interested - something about not wanting to go to college in Vermont)
Dartmouth
UVM (not interested but we are so close that it seems crazy not to see it so she gets perspective on what a large school looks like)</p>

<p>She is not interested in Bennington College nor Champlain College</p>

<p>I know summer not the best time to visit, but a good time to take advantage of staying in the area - and this will be her first look at various college campuses so maybe a good chance to get a bit of a survey.</p>

<p>I know there must be more and hoping you all can help. Thanks!</p>

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<p>You’ve pretty much named all of them. The only “big” one on the list is McGill, which is pretty big. There’s also Bishop’s in Sherbrooke, Quebec, but if Dartmouth and Middlebury are too small, Bishop’s will be, too. UVM is a good school, and Burlington is pretty awesome. Middlebury is, of course, great, but if it’s too small, it’s too small.</p>

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<p>Thanks - I amended my post because I don’t think she even realizes what small is at this point. (She goes to a small high school and is wanted to spread her wings a little…but a small high school and a small college are two different things.) I shouldn’t rule that much out if it’s easy to get there from Stowe - after all - this is a first look. Thanks!!</p>

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<p>I think it’s a little farther than two hours, but there is quite the variety of colleges near Amherst, Massachusetts… UMass, Mt. Holyoke, Hampshire, Smith, Amherst, Williams. Travel a bit more down the road and you have U of New Hampshire. Ok…that’s a lot down the road! </p>

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<p>Colleges near Stowe, Vermont VT</p>

<p>There are 11 colleges near Stowe, Vermont VT.
Castleton State College</p>

<p>Castleton State is a small public college. Located in a rural town, it is an ideal school to learn Education, Business Mgmt and Admin. Services, Arts - Visual and Performing, Communications and Social Sciences and History up to the Master’s degree. Castleton State College is located approximately 61 miles from Stowe.
Read more about Castleton State College in Castleton, VT
College of Saint Joseph in Vermont College</p>

<p>College of Saint Joseph in Vermont is a small private nonprofit college. It is a Roman Catholic school. Located in a regional town, it is a perfect academy to learn Education, Business Mgmt and Admin. Services, Health Professions and Related Sciences, Social Sciences and History and Computer and Information Sciences. College of Saint Joseph in Vermont College is located approximately 58 miles from Stowe.
Read more about College of Saint Joseph in Vermont College in Rutland, VT
Dartmouth College</p>

<p>Founded in 1769, Dartmouth is a medium-sized private nonprofit college. Located in a regional town, it is a great institute to study Foreign Languages and Literatures, Biological Sciences/Life Sciences, Area, Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Social Sciences and History and Arts - Visual and Performing up to the Doctorate degree. Dartmouth College is located approximately 60 miles from Stowe.
Read more about Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH
Johnson State College</p>

<p>Founded in 1828, Johnson State is a small public college. Located in a rural town, it is a fantastic place to master Education, Arts - Visual and Performing, Business Mgmt and Admin. Services, Social Sciences and History and Health Professions and Related Sciences up to the Master’s degree. Johnson State College is located approximately 12 miles from Stowe.
Read more about Johnson State College in Johnson, VT
Lyndon State College</p>

<p>Lyndon State is a small public college. Located in a regional town, it is a great institute to learn Education, Business Mgmt and Admin. Services, Health Professions and Related Sciences, Arts - Visual and Performing and Communications up to the Master’s degree. Lyndon State College is located approximately 33 miles from Stowe.
Read more about Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, VT
Middlebury College</p>

<p>Founded in 1800, Middlebury is a small private nonprofit college. Located in a regional town, it is a very good school to study Area, Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Arts - Visual and Performing, Social Sciences and History and Biological Sciences/Life Sciences up to the Doctorate degree. Middlebury College is located approximately 40 miles from Stowe.
Read more about Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT
Norwich College</p>

<p>Norwich is a small private nonprofit college. Located in a rural town, it is a very good place to learn Computer and Information Sciences, Engineering, Business Mgmt and Admin. Services, Health Professions and Related Sciences and Physical Sciences up to the Master’s degree. Norwich College is located approximately 25 miles from Stowe.
Read more about Norwich College in Northfield, VT
Plattsburgh State College</p>

<p>Plattsburgh State was founded in 1889 and is a medium public college. Located in a regional town, it is a very good institute to master Education, Arts - Visual and Performing, Business Mgmt and Admin. Services, Health Professions and Related Sciences and Communications up to the Master’s degree. Plattsburgh State College is located approximately 40 miles from Stowe.
Read more about Plattsburgh State College in Plattsburgh, NY
Saint Michael’s College</p>

<p>Saint Michael’s, founded in 1904, is a small private nonprofit college. It is a Roman Catholic school. Located within 15 miles of a regional city, it is a perfect place to learn Social Sciences and History, Education, Arts - Visual and Performing, Foreign Languages and Literatures and Physical Sciences up to the Master’s degree. Saint Michael’s College is located approximately 22 miles from Stowe.
Read more about Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, VT
Vermont College</p>

<p>Vermont was founded in 1791 and is a large public college. Located in a regional city, it is a fantastic academy to learn Education, Biological Sciences/Life Sciences, Health Professions and Related Sciences, Foreign Languages and Literatures and Social Sciences and History up to the Doctorate degree. Vermont College is located approximately 25 miles from Stowe.
Read more about Vermont College in Burlington, VT
Vermont Tech College</p>

<p>Vermont Tech is a small public college. Located in a rural town, it is a fantastic school to learn Engineering-Rel. Technol./Technician, Health Professions and Related Sciences, Business Mgmt and Admin. Services, Agricultural Business and Production and Construction Trades. Vermont Tech College is located approximately 38 miles from Stowe.
Read more about Vermont Tech College in Randolph Center, VT

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<p>Where are you visiting from? Having lived in the Burlington area for 20 years, I can recommend the area as a great place to go to school, and my own daughter, after having visited schools all over New England (Maine, NH, MA, CT), New York, and Nova Scotia, concluded that she wished that she hadn’t grown up here, because she would love to go to college here. (She’s going to Maine because she feels the need to experience someplace new). Middlebury is a top-notch, highly competitive school. I grew up near CA and first heard of it when their lacrosse team visited my UC campus in the 80’s. Fantastic place.</p>

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<p>UVM probably does not qualify as a truly “large” school. :slight_smile: It is on the smaller side for a state U. People seem to love it and love Burlington.</p>

<p>I think your initial list hits all the high points. Colgate, Hamilton, Colby, Bowdoin, Bates are all out of range, and they are probably the closest selective options, other than the 5-College area.</p>

<p>McGill, Dartmouth, and UVM qualify as medium to large.</p>

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<p>S3 applied to Vermont - it’s the size of Michigan’s directional unis so not too big…not too small. I loved it. S3 loved it, but we found the cost to be prohibitively large given the caliber of the school (S3 is engineering). He had other better options that cost more, but I would secretly loved if he would have chosen UVM. It will be a fun trip, I really enjoy Vermont…almost as much as I love Maine which reminds me so much of the UP. I just remembered…all three kids looked at colleges in Vermont and Maine - yet none ended up somewhere I would have enjoyed…how 'dat happen?</p>

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<p>Williamstown and Williams are 3 hours, but you could combine the college visit with seeing some wonderful art museums – the Clark and MassMoCA. </p>

<p>The Amerherst group that Thumper listed is also a good choice – small schools enlarged and enhanced by the consortium. Smith and Holyoke are wonderful safeties for high achieving females.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input all! We live in Connecticut, so the MA schools can be done from home base (and we’d be closer). I really appreciate all of the suggestions!</p>

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<p>When you visit McGill, try and stay a couple of days in Montréal to give your D a taste of what living in that incredible city is like. BTW, McGill is very large.</p>

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<p>@tomofboston is correct - McGill is very large. I believe there are just under 40,000 students.</p>

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<p>Actually, 30,025 full time students at McGill</p>