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Champlain College
Established	1878
Type	Private coeducational
President	Dr. David F. Finney
Students	1,950 full-time undergraduates
Location	Burlington, Vermont, United States
Campus	Residential, 22.5 acres
Mascot	Beaver
Website	http://www.champlain.edu

Champlain College is a private, professionally focused college established in 1878. Champlain enrolls 1,950 full-time undergraduate students on its campus in the historic Hill Section of Burlington, Vermont. ^[1] U.S.News America's Best Colleges 2007 ranks Champlain College in the top tier of the Best Comprehensive Colleges in the North. ^[2]

The vision of the college is to be a national leader in educating today’s students to become skilled practitioners, effective professionals and global citizens. Champlain’s agile and entrepreneurial approach to higher education uniquely blends technology leadership, market savvy, innovation and fiscal responsibility with a commitment to “the human touch.” This distinctive approach permeates the delivery of relevant, student-centered and rigorous programs in business, applied technology and public service. ^[3]

Contents 1 Undergraduate majors 2 Graduate programs 3 Online & continuing education 4 International profile 5 History 6 On-campus centers 7 Presidents 8 References 9 See also 10 External links

• Accounting
• Applied Psychology
• Broadcasting
• Business
• Computer & Digital Forensics
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Networking
• Criminal Justice
• e-Business Management
• Education
• Electronic Game & Interactive Development
• Electronic Game Programming
• Elementary Education
• High School Teacher Education
• Hospitality Industry Management
• Information Security
• International Business
• Liberal Studies/Undeclared
• Management
• Marketing
• Mass Communication
• Media Communications
• Middle School Teacher Education
• Multimedia & Graphic Design
• Paralegal Studies
• Professional Writing
• Public Relations
• Radiography
• Social Work
• Software Development
• Software Engineering
• Web Site Development & Management ^[4]

Champlain delivers two graduate programs completely online:

• MBA
• Managing Innovation and Information Technology ^[5]

Champlain College's Online & Continuing Education division provides a professionally focused education to traditional and working adult students in the classroom and online. Programs offered include undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, professional certificates, accelerated degree programs and single courses. ^[6]

Champlain College has a study-abroad program with partner institutions in Canada, England, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and India. The college welcomes many international students to its campus each year, as well. ^[7]

Champlain College's campus today comprises nearly 40 buildings on 22.5 acres—a blend of Victorian-era mansions and high-tech facilities nestled in the Hill Section neighborhood of Burlington, Vermont, which overlooks Lake Champlain. But the institution actually has roots in downtown Burlington.

In 1878, G.W. Thompson established Burlington Collegiate Institute—which would later be known as Champlain College—in downtown Burlington, Vermont. In 1884, E. George Evans acquired the College and renamed it Burlington Business College. He would oversee the College for 34 years.

The College was located in a variety of downtown locations in the early years. In 1920, A. Gordon Tittemore acquired the College and would run the college until 1956, when C. Bader Brouilette, in partnership with Albert Jensen, acquired the College. Brouillette became president.

In the year 1958, the College made the move to the Hill Section of the city and took on the name of Champlain College. Over the years, the College would purchase mansions and carriage houses to add to its academic and residential facilities.

Champlain residential students moved into the College's first dormitories in 1965—Jensen and Sanders Halls. Today students reside in 20 residence halls—most of them renovated Victorian mansions dating back to the late-1800s. They also reside in the suite-style Main Street Suites, newly constructed in 2003.

In 1977, C. Bader Brouilette retired and Dr. Robert Skiff was inaugurated as president of the College. New construction in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s included Joyce Learning Center, Foster Hall, the Hauke Family Center and the Miller Information Commons.

A long time two-year institution, Champlain College offered its first bachelor's degree programs in 1991—starting with Business and Accounting. Today, students come to the private college to earn bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees from all over the Northeast, the United States and abroad.

In 1992, Dr. Roger H. Perry was inaugurated into the presidency as Dr. Robert Skiff stepped down. Two years later, SuccessNet—the predecessor to Champlain College’s online division—was established as Vermont's first online distance learning program.

In 1995, Champlain began offering its academic programs at satellite campuses abroad—starting with Israel.

The College kicked off its most recent capital campaign, The Power of Three Capital Campaign, in 2002 to raise funds for three new buildings on campus. That same year, Champlain launched its first master's program in Managing Innovation & Information Technology.

In 2003, the College celebrated its 125-year anniversary and opened the first of three new buildings: The Main Street Suites and Conference Center. The following year brought the opening of the S.D. Ireland Family Center for Global Business & Technology, an academic center that enhanced Champlain’s ability to put students to work on real business and technology projects.

In 2005, the campus celebrated the dedication of the IDX Student Life Center, complete with a gym, fitness center, dining hall and student activity space. The college community gathered to inaugurate a new president, Dr. David F. Finney of New York University, who succeeded retiring Champlain president Dr. Roger H. Perry on July 1, 2005. Finney’s inauguration as the College’s seventh president was celebrated on November 19, 2005.

That same year, the College launched its second master's program: a highly integrated, online MBA. Also in 2005, Champlain launched the Champlain College Workforce Development Center and welcomed the state’s Vermont Global Trade Partnership to its campus.

In 2006, The College instituted additional new centers on campus: the Emergent Media Center, the Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation, and a Conference and Event Center. President Finney announced two new scholarship programs: The New American Student Scholarship for students with refugee or asylum status and the Vermont First Scholarship for first-generation college students from the Green Mountain State.

The College earned exposure in media such as Entrepreneur magazine and “Marketplace” business report on public radio as it launched a new program called BYOBiz—or Bring-Your-Own-Business—in which young entrepreneurs grow their businesses while they attend Champlain College. Also in 2006, the College worked with the Burlington and Champlain communities to create a new master plan for its unique campus.

History references: ^{[8] [9]}

Champlain College has a variety of centers and programs on its campus ^[10].

• Champlain College Workforce Development Center
• Emergent Media Center at Champlain College
• Vermont Global Trade Partnership
• Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation (C3DI)
• Vermont Information Technology Center at Champlain College
• SD Ireland Center for Global Business & Technology
• Champlain College’s Career Services Office
• Champlain College’s Division for Online & Continuing Education
• The Center for Service and Civic Engagement at Champlain College

1. G.W. Thompson 1878-1883

2. E. George Evans 1884-1919

3. A. Gordon Tittemore 1920-1955

4. C. Bader Brouilette 1956-1976

5. Dr. Robert A. Skiff 1977-1991

6. Dr. Robert H. Perry 1992-2004

7. Dr. David F. Finney 2005- ^[11]

1. ^  Champlain College admissions website, [12]. Retrieved on January 19, 2007

1. ^  USNews & World Report: America's Best Colleges, Champlain College, [13]. Retrieved on January 19, 2007.

1. ^  “Educating Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Careers: A Strategic Plan for Champlain College For Fiscal Years 2005-2009.” Retrieved from [14] on January 19, 2007.

1. ^  Champlain College Graduate Studies website, [15]. Retrieved on January 19, 2007.

1. ^  Champlain College Division of Online & Continuing Education website, [16]. Retrieved on January 19, 2007.

1. ^  Champlain College International Program website, [17]. Retrieved on January 19, 2007.

1. ^  Champlain College Corporate Partners website, [18]. Retrieved on January 19, 2007.

1. ^  Champlain College History website, [19]. Retrieved on January 19, 2007.

1. ^  Champlain College news Web site, [20]. Retrieved on January 24, 2007.

1. ^  “Alma Matters: Can your high school business make the transition to college?”, written by Nichole L. Torres, Entrepreneur magazine, November 2006, retrieved from [21] on January 24, 2007.

1. ^  “BYO business school”, reported by Steve Tripoli on “Marketplace” business report heard on public radio, retrieved from [22] on January 24, 2007.

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This article is about Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. See Champlain Regional College for the three joint colleges located in Canada.