A small college can offer smaller class sizes and more personal student-professor interactions.
Although typically private, and therefore more costly, small colleges can offer several special and appealing benefits to students. Most small colleges revolve around a liberal arts curriculum, providing undergraduate students with a solid education in a wide variety of topics, such as English Literature, Language, Science, History and Politics. In addition, a small enrollment tends to mean smaller class sizes, enabling students to develop more personal relationships with faculty, thereby further enhancing the undergraduate academic experience.
Amherst College
Founded in 1821, Amherst College is home to approximately 1,600 students, as reported in the fall of 2009. The liberal arts school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts. Students can pursue a Bachelor of Arts in 35 different subjects, including Geology, African Studies, Russian, English, Theater and Dance and Political Science, among others. With four other nearby schools, Amherst College is part of the Five College program. Students at any of the five schools, which include Mount Holyoke, Smith, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Hampshire College, can take courses at any of the Five College schools. Tuition and fees for the full 2009-2010 academic year at Amherst College were reported as being $38,928.
Amherst College
Amherst, MA 01002-5000
413-542-2328
amherst.edu
Davidson College
Located 20 minutes outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, Davidson College has approximately 1,700 enrolled students, as reported in the fall of 2009. Also as of 2009, 23 Rhodes Scholars have graduated from Davidson. The college offers 20 different majors, as well as 12 minors and several pre-professional programs, including Pre-Med, Pre-Law, Pre-Business, Pre-Management, and Ministerial. Majors include History, Math, Philosophy, and Anthropology. Davidson College prides itself on its honor code, allowing students to take unproctored and self-scheduled exams in most courses. The 2009-2010 tuition and fees for one full academic year was reported as costing $35,124.
Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina 28035
704-894-2000
davidson.edu
Middlebury College
Founded in 1800, Middlebury is home to approximately 2,350 undergraduate students. The college is located in Middlebury, Vermont, between the Vermont Green Mountains and New York's Adirondacks. Forty-four different majors are available, with more than 850 individual courses students can choose from. Middlebury students participate in a one-month semester each January, during which they can choose to concentrate on one single course or they can pursue an internship. Each summer, the Middlebury Language Schools host students, many of whom are Middlebury undergraduates, as they immerse themselves in an intense period of study of the language of their choice. The cost of tuition and fees for the 2009-2010 academic year was $50,780.
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont 05753
802-443-5000
middlebury.edu
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