Our location, Burlington, Vermont, is a beautiful, welcoming and safe city that is the perfect size for meaningful internships and great adventures.
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Saint Michael’s College is a liberal arts university where you have the flexibility to pursue a second major or multiple minors.
At Saint Michael’s you will find a clarity of purpose to achieve career success, foster deep connections, and make a social impact in the world.
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Surrounded by a giant outdoor classroom, Saint Michael’s College is just minutes from downtown Burlington, Vermont. Between the shores of Lake Champlain and the peaks of the Green Mountains, Burlington is a vibrant, diverse small city known as one of the healthiest, safest, and most appealing places in the country. The scale of Burlington means that everything is within reach - from internships, to restoring local ecosystems, to outdoor adventure, like hiking and skiing. if you’re craving a culturally vibrant international city, Montreal is only 90 minutes away. D.C.
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Expert skier? Novice snowboarder? With your discounted St. Mike’s Ski and Ride pass to Sugarbush Ski Resort, you have 111 trails, 28 wooded areas, three terrain parks, and 2,600 feet of vertical waiting for you — just one hour from campus.
When I first stepped off the ferry into Burlington, I immediately knew it was where I wanted to spend the next four years of my life.”
We’re a quick bus ride away from downtown Burlington, a city named #1 College Town and one of the 15 Hottest Cities for the Future. With a unique urban vibe, Burlington is the place to be for artists, entrepreneurs, foodies, shoppers, and music lovers.
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Learn from the greatest minds. Our faculty span a wide range of disciplines and departments, bringing their expertise to every class. But they have one true focus: your education. While you are here, you will explore your purpose through the Purposeful Learning program and take full advantage of some of the most accomplished and passionate professors, researchers, and mentors in academia. They’ll learn who you are and what matters to you, and then push you to achieve. These kinds of connections between students and teachers, or advisors and advisees, are commonplace at St. Mike’s. You’ll feel it in every lesson and interaction — an ethos of mutual respect, as well as a personal and professional investment in your success.
Honors Program
In our Honors Program, you’ll collaborate with small groups of peers and professors, conduct your own research, and enjoy special courses that can lead to competitive graduate schools and fulfilling careers.
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As a liberal arts university, our students study a wide range of subjects and can even focus on more than one. Do you want to study both biology and media studies; business and theater; or computer science and philosophy? You canand you don’t have to choose your major(s) until your second year.
A liberal arts and science education requires that students not only attain a deep understanding of their major field of study, but also a broad knowledge of the world’s critical fields. Skills taught in every class regardless of subject are those demanded by the world’s employers: critical thinking, writing, communication, problem solving, analysis and synthesis of knowledge from across subjects.
Join our sustainability efforts across campus, help manage the Farm at Saint Michael’s, and use our 440-acre Natural Area as a classroom — all to learn the importance of being socially and ecologically responsible.
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Research: Spend your summer conducting research to strengthen your resume and graduate school applications.
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Swapnil Jhajharia ‘24, Rajasthan, India A psychology and statistics double major, Swapnil is performing summer research on the social and mental impacts of Covid-19. He first began working with his faculty mentor, Professor Sarah Nosek, during the summer of 2021. Gaining valuable insights into the research process in general, Swapnil also learned important skills like grant writing and how to apply different methods of statistical analysis to study real-world health challenges.
Our Career Readiness Program provides a path to achieve career readiness skills that today’s employers are seeking. Work with a Saint Michael’s Career Coach beginning as early as your first year. smcvt.edu/careerlaunch
St. Mike’s provides opportunities beyond the classroom to prepare you for a successful career.
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Work: With a student visa you’ll have several options for work. You may work on-campus up to 20 hours/ week during the academic year. Find an academic internship to gain experience during your studies. After your degree, work for one or three years on OPT.
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Saint Michael’s College is a 24-hour living and learning community — a safe place where students eat, sleep, study, become better citizens, and develop lifelong friendships. That’s what being a fully residential campus is all about: it’s a vibrant, caring, and engaged community that will become your home away from home.
It doesn’t just stop at your major — pick from more than 40 student clubs and organizations on campus to join. And if you don’t see one that piques your interest, you can always start a new club. smcvt.edu/clubs
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On the field and in the classroom, Purple Knights pursue excellence. If you want to take your sport to the next level and prove that you can compete with the very best, athletically and academically, join the 25 percent of our students who play on one of 21 NCAA Division II varsity teams. Find your sport at smcvt.edu/athletics
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Visit our Adventure Sports Center to develop skills, practice environmental stewardship, and explore the natural wonders of New England. You’ll find all the gear, information, and expert staff members you need to tackle the great outdoors. Perfect your rock-climbing skills, go on your first kayaking adventure, or become a certified student instructor and lead your own program. smcvt.edu/adventuresports
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Saint Michael’s College has been supporting international students since the 1950s. We help you succeed academically, socially, and personally by providing the specific information and support international students need. home away from home.
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Ways we support our international students.
Airport pick-up: We’ll pick you up when you first arrive! Burlington International Airport (BTV) is 10 minutes away, with direct connecting flights to airports in many major gateway cities, including New York, Washington, Chicago, and Atlanta.
International Student Orientation: Get a head start, get acclimated, and meet other new international students.
International Student Advisor: Your advisor provides guidance on immigration, getting involved on campus, and logistics like employment, taxes, and banking. They are also available to simply talk or listen when you need them.
The Center for Global Engagement is the hub of international activity at St. Mike’s. You will find international and domestic students connecting with each other to network and expand each other’s global and cultural understandings. The Center’s mission is to promote global learning and literacy, deepen inter-cultural competency and inclusion, and support opportunities for global engagement.
The Center also assists new and continuing international students with immigration and visa concerns and provides support and assistance for engaging with the campus community and adjusting to life in the United States.
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“My experience at Saint Michael’s has really had a positive impact on my life and career since graduation. The easy access I had to my professors developed into mentorships and new opportunities for learning, and taking classes outside my major expanded my curiosity leading to new experiences and connections. After graduating, facing a tough job market, I was able to pivot into a job outside of my major. Competing on the Alpine Ski Team while taking a full course load allowed me to develop skills that will serve me for life. Importantly, the Saint Mike’s community inspired me to strive to do good, help others, and to give back.” Anna Willasssen research faculty nation recent graduates are employed, in graduate school, or in post-graduate service within six months after graduation.
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