<p>First of all, I wanted to thank all of the parents and students who have given me advice in the past for all of their help. I've decided that I will attend community college or junior college next year, and I have my first meeting with an advisor at one of the colleges that I am looking into tomorrow. The advisor asked me to come with a list of possible 4 year institutions that I would like to transfer to, so he can help me come up with a plan. I plan to study biology, concentrating on environmental bioloigy, at a 2 year institute, and then go on to study environmental science. I've looked into some of the colleges that the college I am visiting has articulation agreements with, but I'm looking for more suggestions. I would like a college with less than 15,000 students in a rural or suburban area. If anyone knows of any institutes that might fit my needs, or if anyone has a child studying environmental science, please share your experiences with me. Thanks for all of your help, now I'm off to work. I'm closing tonight be back (much) later.</p>
<p>Here's a list to start with; All have excellent environmental science programs
Private:
Whitman
Bowdoin
Bates
Allegheny
Colby
Dickinson
Denison
Connecticut College
Earlham
Warren Wilson
Lynchburg
Middlebury
Oberlin
ORegon State
PRescott College (AZ)
Ripon
Randolph Macon
St. LAwrence
College of Santa Fe
Southwestern (TX)
Valparaiso
Wesleyan
Worcester Polytech
Eckerd</p>
<p>Public:
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
U of Colorado
UC Santa Cruz
Oregon State
Penn State
U of Rhode Island
U of Vermont
Washington State U</p>
<p>Good additions. And, I'll add one more: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has a very good environmental engineering program. And, Humbolt state also in Calif. is another good bet for environmental science.</p>
<p>You know, UNL deserves more attention. And, so does U of South Dakota. There are some really excellent programs at both schools --- and the cost of both are reasonable for out of state students as well.</p>
<p>Wow! I just got back from a tough evening of work (I'm not a fan of closing). It's great to come home to all of these great suggestions. I'm sure I'll be up all night looking into all of the schools you guys have suggested. I'm very excited about my visit/meeting tomorrow. I'll let all of you know how it goes.</p>
<p>I do know that the SUNY Forestry school in Syracuse owns a spectacular property in the Adirondacks that they use for field studies. There is also a school in the Adirondacks that is called Paul Smiths College that is in a gorgeous location and has an environmental program. Here is their blurb: "Bachelors programs include Biology, Business, Culinary Arts and Service Management, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Forestry, Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management, Natural Resources, and Recreation, Adventure Travel and Ecotourism (RATE). Alternatively, careers also start with Associate degrees in programs such as Business, Culinary Arts, Fish and Wildlife Technology, Forest Recreation or Forest Technician, Liberal Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Outdoor Recreation, Surveying, or Urban Tree Management." A 14,000 acre campus!</p>
<p>warblersrule:
First of all, GREAT name! I believe that we attended a "Loon Festival" at COA many years ago. Does that sound right? I know we were in Bar Harbor and it was a small college on the coast. I remember thinking that if I could go back and do college over again THAT is where I would definitely go. It was amazing.</p>