Sterling College

Craftsbury Common, Vermont Private nonprofit 4-year Remote rural area

Overview

Located in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, Sterling College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a remote rural area. It enrolled 57 students in fall 2024.

Sterling College offers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Environmental Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, and Ecology. It awarded 25 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Mission

To advance ecological thinking and action through affordable experiential learning that prepares people to be knowledgeable, skilled, and responsible leaders in the communities in which they live.

Mission statement as reported by Sterling College

Key figures

Students enrolled

86%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

7:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 5

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Environmental Studies AssociateBachelor 14 graduates

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Ecology Bachelor 4 graduates

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Bachelor 4 graduates

Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor 3 graduates

Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

Outdoor Education Bachelor 2 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 86%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 19
Associate degrees: 6

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 57
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 57
Full-time, fall 2024: 84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 89
Full-time, 2024-25: 60%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 57%
Men: 43%
White: 72%
Hispanic or Latino: 3%
Asian: 2%
Two or more races: 6%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 2%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 13%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Remote rural area
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
President: Scott Thomas
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact