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Southern Vermont College

982 Mansion Drive, Bennington, VT 05201-600 -

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Southern Vermont College offers a dynamic, career-oriented, liberal arts education to students from diverse backgrounds. Recognizing varied academic experiences, the College challenges students to advance to significantly higher levels of academic performance. Southern Vermont College places an emphasis on students who are serious about enhancing their lives through higher education. The size of the College community and personalized nature of our instruction offer a student-focused environment which develops critical thinking and communication skills. Service-learning experiences are central to the College's curriculum and its sense of community and social responsibility.

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School Overview:

	Southern Vermont College
County	Bennington County, VT
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	473 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	64 students

Total Enrollment	537 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	330 students
Tuition	10,100
Tuition Notes	Per Semester
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	95%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$4,183
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	26%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$3,012
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	90%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$8,000
% Students Receiving Loans	80%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$7,274

School Notes:

SVC is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Profile last updated: 01/26/2012.

In the News:

SVC welcomes 241 freshman students (Bennington Banner)
posted on August 27, 2011 at 07:57:54 am
Friday August 26, 2011 BENNINGTON -- Southern Vermont College will orient 241 students this weekend, despite inclement weather from a large hurricane making its way up the East Coast. SVC President Karen Gross said there's been a 24 percent increase in the size of the freshman class, surpassing the normal 5 or 6 percent growth the college has been seeing over the past five years.
SVC van crashes in N.Y.; minor injuries (Bennington Banner)
posted on July 1, 2011 at 07:12:22 am
HOOSICK, N.Y. - Ten high school students were treated for minor injuries Tuesday after a Southern Vermont College passenger van they were riding in went out of control navigating a turn on New York Route 7 and crashed through guardrails into a utility pole.
How’d she do? Watch Elaine Garrett on Jeopardy Friday (Bennington Banner)
posted on June 23, 2011 at 08:31:40 am
Wednesday June 22, 2011 BENNINGTON -- If the producers at "Jeopardy!" had contacted Elaine Garrett a few months later, she might have simply been unavailable. Garrett, a resident of Troy, N.Y., and assistant director of admissions at Southern Vermont College, flew to California at the beginning of March to be a contestant on the popular game show.
SVC Mountaineers earn academic awards (Bennington Banner)
posted on June 14, 2011 at 03:42:52 am
BENNINGTON -- Ten Southern Vermont College athletes were named as Academic All-Conference honorees by Del Malloy, the commissioner of the New England Collegiate Conference, for the winter and spring seasons.
Southern Vermont College hosts “one-stop enrollment” on June 14 (Rutland Herald)
posted on June 3, 2011 at 07:15:42 am
BENNINGTON — Entering first-year and transfer students will have an opportunity to enroll on the spot at Southern Vermont College in Bennington on June 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...