Mission, Vision & Values

Our unique approach to meeting the needs of our students is not easily replicated and provides us with a niche that remains remarkably viable.

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Throughout its history, Champlain College has benefited from strong leaders with the vision and dedication to create a singular academic experience; one that challenges motivated students to achieve their intellectual and professional goals.

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Our Mission

We embrace our Champlain tradition as an institution that prepares students to excel through radically pragmatic career-focused education. We are a supportive learning community that advances society by delivering uniquely future-focused academic programs, transformative hands-on experiences, and meaningful connections and collaborations that engage the passions of our students to create a better world.

91%

Achieved Career Success
Over the last six years, 91% of graduates found career success within six months of graduation.

92%

Completed Experiential Learning
of students over the last six years who completed at least 1 internship during their time at Champlain College.

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Career-focused majors to choose from, all grounded in the future of the workforce, demand, and high-opportunity industries. Explore our career-focused programs.

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Our Vision

Champlain College empowers learners. We continuously invent and offer highly distinctive academic programs and practical experiences that lead to outstanding careers and personal success.

I came to college under the impression that I would/should emerge an entirely different person from who I was in high school, but Champlain hasn’t changed me as much as it has allowed me to sink further into who I already was. Learning in an environment that is exciting and dynamic, while also being nurturing and accepting, creates an opportunity to fully be myself, pursue my passions without limit, and really evolve as a person.
Melissa Leimbach, ’17 Creative Media
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Our Values

Innovation:
We anticipate the future and thrive in dynamic conditions.

Engaged Learning:
We commit to learning so everyone does meaningful work.

Inclusivity:
We practice inclusive teamwork and value diverse individual strengths.

Practicality:
We provide experiential professional education.

Interconnectedness:
We connect with people and places, from the local to the global.

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R/Evolutionary: Strategic Plan 2030

The critical need for higher education to prepare professionally focused global citizens and future leaders to solve complex challenges is more essential and central to our purpose than ever before. Keeping those priorities at the forefront, we also recognize that the evolving needs of our students require us to adapt accordingly.

Our Strategic Plan 2030 calls for the College to overcome existential challenges and to thrive. This plan and the attitude it embodies reflect the essential spirit of Champlain. We do, in fact, dare.

Strategic Goals

  • Relentlessly Pursue & Provide a World-Class Education
  • Foster a Welcoming, Supportive & Just Community
  • Cultivate Engaged & Thriving Students
  • Champion Employee Excellence
  • Prioritize Career Success
  • Achieve & Maintain Robust Financial Health
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More Inside About Us

  • This is Champlain College 

    Let's change the world, together.

  • Quick Facts 

    Champlain College is a small institution that offers big opportunities. We are not for profit. We are for innovation, social equity, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

  • Accolades 

    We're always excited to share good news!

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 

    Champlain recognizes that the values of diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice are inextricably linked to academic excellence and innovation.

  • Global Impact 

    Our goal is to ensure that our students graduate prepared to be globally engaged citizens with international experience and global perspective.

  • Academics & Competencies 

    Life is a process of continuous development. Champlain helps graduates continue to grow and develop after college by giving them the tools to take charge of their own learning

  • Mission, Vision & Values 

    Our unique approach to meeting the needs of our students is not easily replicated and provides us with a niche that remains remarkably viable.

  • Leadership 

  • Careers at Champlain 

    When you work at Champlain College, you join a talented, diverse and inclusive community of employees working together to support the mission, vision, and values of the College.

  • Professional Services 

    Champlain College offers a number of professional services to the community and businesses.

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