<p>I know of Evergreen, Cornell (iowa) and Colorado College.</p>
<p>Are there any similar schools near the east coast?</p>
<p>You mean the “Block plan”. </p>
<p>I did not know Evergreen employed the block plan. I did know that Cornell College and Colorado College did though. As far as I know, those are the only two major colleges that do. Altogether, only 10 or so US colleges/universities employ the block plan, and other that the two mentioned above, none of them are considered very good.</p>
<p>Thank you - my S goes to Evergreen and really likes the one-course curriculum. I think my other S, who struggled with the traditional 4- to 5-course curriculum because of executive function issues, could benefit from that as well, but he needs to stay closer to home. It doesn’t matter whether they are considered “very good.”</p>
<p>as a follow-up, I don’t think Evergreen is technically on a block plan. Unlike Colorado College, Evergreen has quarters and students can take one 16-hour interdisciplinary course per quarter (about 3 months). Many of the courses span 2 or 3 quarters (my S is taking a year-long course this year, which includes a study abroad component - contrary to what some might think, it involves a ton of reading and writing and is not easy.)</p>