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Former names | Green Mountain Central Institute & Goddard Seminary |
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| Type | Private online college |
| Active | 1863–June 2024 |
| President | Dan Hocoy[1] |
Academic staff | 64 |
Administrative staff | 50 |
| Students | 220 (Spring 2024) |
| Undergraduates | 112 |
| Postgraduates | 208 |
| Location | , , United States 44°16′44″N 72°26′22″W / 44.2789°N 72.4394°W |
| Campus | Rural 175 acres (71 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Website | www |
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Goddard College was a private college with three locations in the United States: Plainfield, Vermont; Port Townsend, Washington; and Seattle, Washington.[2] The college offered undergraduate and graduate degree programs. With predecessor institutions dating to 1863, Goddard College was founded in 1938 as an experimental and non-traditional educational institution based on the idea that experience and education are intricately linked.[3]
For many years, Goddard College operated a mix of residential, low-residency, and distance-learning programs. Goddard's intensive low-residency model was first developed for its MFA in Creative Writing Program in 1963.
In April 2024, Goddard announced that the college would close at the end of the spring semester, due to financial issues and a decline in enrollment.[4]
The college was accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
- ^ "President's Office". Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "About 1". Goddard College. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ Carlson, Scott (September 9, 2011). "Goddard College Takes a Highly Unconventional Path to Survival". The Chronicle of Higher Education. LVIII (3): A6. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "Vermont's Goddard College to close after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles". Goddard.edu. April 10, 2024. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.