The Goddard of today took shape in earnest in 1938, when a group of educators led by Royce “Tim” Pitkin proposed a Vermont “College for Living” to be located on a Plainfield sheep farm purchased from the Martin family.
Bachelor's programmes
Humanities (2)
- BFA Creative Writing
- B.A. Individualized
Business & Management (1)
- B.A. Sustainability
Education & Training (1)
- B.A. Education
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences (1)
- B.A. Sustainability
Medicine & Health (1)
Social Sciences (1)
- B.A. Psychology
About
History
The Goddard of today took shape in earnest in 1938, when a group of educators led by Royce “Tim” Pitkin proposed a Vermont “College for Living” to be located on a Plainfield sheep farm purchased from the Martin family.
Education
Currently, Goddard offers undergraduate and graduate programs with faculty members and students from across the United States and around the globe who come to our Plainfield, VT campus or our sites in Port Townsend, WA and Seattle, WA for eight-day residencies.
Career
Goddard is committed to creating a college representative of a diverse global community and capable of creating change. We encourage qualified candidates from groups underrepresented in our institution to apply. Job openings are listed below. Click on links for information on how to apply.
Applications for employment: Please submit a cover letter and your resume or CV using the instructions in the position posting. You will receive confirmation via email that we have received your application.
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2021
GSSA 2021
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2021. Universities with a score above 4.0 (out of 5) in any of the 8 award categories, receive Badges of Excellence. Congratulations!
Learn more about the Global Student Satisfaction AwardsServices
Student services
The Help Desk is a universally important location at every residency. From check-in to check-out, staff are available to answer all of your way-finding, transportation, housing and dining questions. They also provide technical support to all of the residency workshops and events, as well as set up and re-set. In Vermont, Help Desk staff are available 24/7 during the residency. They are the command center for any logistics concerns, up to and including a campus emergency. Help Desk staff work closely with the Student Life staff to support faculty and students throughout the residency.
Housing services
All new students are required to stay on campus during their first residency unless they have a permanent residence within a 50-mile drive of their residency site. For subsequent semesters, students may stay off campus if they participate fully in all residency activities and academic programming.
As space allows, students have the option of requesting single or double rooms (charges vary), single-sex, coed, gender-neutral, scent free (Vermont only) and substance-free housing.
Library services
The Eliot D. Pratt Library offers services and resources in support of education and research in a hybrid in-person/virtual environment. The collection has 184,000+ total items, including 34,000+ printed books, 151,000+ eBooks, 400+ multimedia resources, electronic access to thousands of journal publications, and a carefully curated collection of free web resources.
ICT services
The Information Technology team provides a number of services to students and faculty at the residency. For new students, we offer an introduction to Goddard’s IT systems and services. For all students, we conduct a Goddard Net 2.0 workshop, which goes beyond the basics of sending email and posting messages.
Medical services
- pick up, or drive you, to get a prescription
- bring a meal to your room
- drive you to an urgent care facility, or help you make an appointment at a local healthcare facility
Student Life
Campus life
The Plainfield campus in central Vermont is about a 15-minute drive from Montpelier, the Capital of Vermont, and an hour from Burlington, one of Vermont’s largest cities.
Meeting and workshop rooms, faculty offices, program director offices, and gathering spaces are primarily located on the Greatwood side of campus.
Sports facilities
Goddard College is pleased to unveil its new plans for a sports complex.“Doolin’s Dome”, which will house leagues of student learner-athletes, is set to break ground today and continue on this day every year until 2030 or longer depending on, you know, factors.Goddard’s sports teams also unveiled the new mascot: the “Battlin’ Pedagogies”.Students will be in training for the remainder of the winter season into next mud season when they will be primed and pumped to punt the pork chop for the 2022 Swine Herding season.
Accreditation
- Goddard College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
- Goddard College is authorized by the Washington Student Achievement Council and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree granting institutions under the Degree-Granting Institutions Act.
Student Reviews
My experience as an Undergraduate
Anonymous rated 3 out of 5 stars
As a student of the Individualized Studies program at Goddard College, I enjoyed the low residency model which allowed me to create course models based on my individualized interested. However, the faculty and staff did offer the appropriate support and guidance to give me the education I desired. While I enjoy self study and the deep inquiry model of learning, the...
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