I am a senior at MHC with a Geology major, Biology minor, and a Five College Certificate in Costal and Marine Science. I have tailored my courses to fit my desire to go into either Paleoecology or Paleobiology. There are plenty of Paleontology courses at the five colleges but they may not have paleo in their name. Possibly only part of the course is paleo and the rest is current. For instance, I had Macroevolution this past semester and next semester I have a course in Biogeography at smith. I am also taking a grad course at Umass in stats. I did a study abroad program in southeast England which allowed me to travel around many fossil rich areas and conduct my own digs under the guidance of my professors back at MHC. I came back with about 100 kg of fossils. I also got to visit the Jurassic Coast and where Mary Anning lived! Currently I am doing my senior thesis in this field and I have full access to a scanning electron microscope.
I’m not sure how it is at other colleges but at MHC I found plenty of courses and opportunities to pursue my paleontological desires.