Student Life

With a strikingly beautiful main campus located in the heart of Burlington, Vermont—one of America's most intriguing and picturesque cities—Champlain College offers a powerfully positive environment where inspiration is in ready supply, and creating your own experience is actively encouraged and supported.

Student Life

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Students tossing their mortar boards at a Champlain College commencement ceremony in Burlington, Vermont.

Student Stories

Champlain offers boundless possibilities for individual journeys. Our collection of student stories and videos will take you into the journey of individual students from across majors as they discuss various aspects of their Champlain experience.

Bader Hall, one of the Victorian-era residence halls that houses all first-year students at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.

Residence Halls

Why live in a "dorm" when you can live in a restored Victorian-era mansion? Check out all of Champlain's outstanding residence halls, including our Victorians as well as our contemporary suite and apartment style housing.

Bader Hall, one of the Victorian-era residence halls that houses all first-year students at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.

New Student Experience

Starting your journey at a new college will naturally initiate a lot of questions. What will the first year look like? How will I make friends? Am I ready for my classwork? Our New Student Experience is a holistic approach to your first year at Champlain. The combination of Orientation, Champ 101, Core, and InSight provide the skills and preparation you need to succeed.

Students at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, enjoying a late summer day in a park.

Campus Life

There's always something going on and something to do. Find out about student leadership opportunities, intramural and club sports, activities, student organizations and clubs and more.

Champlain College students at a local ski mountain

Clubs & Activities

Get involved in our service missions, student publications, and performance opportunities. Take part in our activities and clubs, and if you can't find one, we'll work with you to create one.

Image of students playing competitive esports

Champlain College Esports

Our new and improved esports program offers more opportunities than ever for competitive and casual gamers, as well as event managers, brand and team managers, broadcast specialists, and other production staff roles. Learn more about our growing community and how to get involved.

Champlain College student at one of the nearby ski resorts.

Student Services

We have wonderful support systems, from academic coaching to our highly regarded Career Collaborative. Whether you are looking into health and wellness or want to know about parking, you'll find it all here under Student Services.

Aerial photo of the city of Burlington, Vermont, and Lake Champlain

Burlington

Burlington has it all. A fantastic lake with mountain views, an huge population of undergraduate students and academics, great food, a fantastic music scene, and easy access to outdoor adventure, including "The Best Snow in the East."

Mountain range in Vermont during the fall foliage season.

Vermont

Great people make a great place even better. The Green Mountain State is as friendly—and pristine—as it gets. Nature abounds (and is not obscured by billboards; we don't have any) and each town and city has its own distinctive Vermont vibe.

Stunning library with a wooden staircase leading up to soaring arched ceiling in Dublin, Ireland, where Champlain College has a campus.

Study Abroad

With two international campuses in Dublin, Ireland, and Montreal, Canada—and a host of global partners from Argentina to New Zeland—you can study, work even intern while abroad.

Students working outside on sustainability efforts

Sustain Champlain

This campus-wide initiative strives to infuse sustainability concepts and practices throughout Champlain College.

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Going to college in Burlington has been a highlight for me as a student. I'm very happy I came to Champlain. There's always something to do. Burlington is a really nice city, and everything is walkable. The whole city and community really feels like a part of our campus.

Lauren Girard, Class of 2021

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Thanks for getting in touch. Download your Academic Book here. Please reach out anytime if you have any questions about Champlain; you can call or text us at (802) 625-0201 or email us at admission@champlain.edu.

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