Champlain College Online Unlock your potential and get the career you want with our accelerated online degree programs. Shaped by today's marketplace, our curriculum teaches you the latest concepts in business and technology and helps you develop practical skills that will make a powerful impact on your career.
As a non-traditional
student at Champlain College, you'll have access to a number of support services geared toward your unique needs. We will provide you with guidance and resources throughout your entire academic experience.
Academic Advising
Champlain College places a high priority on student advising and considers it an integral part of the college experience. As a student of
Champlain College, you will have your own academic advisor who will help you make important decisions about your academic schedule
at Champlain and help you with your career goals. You may meet with your advisor throughout the semester via phone, e-mail, or fax, or in person if you live within commuting distance.
Bookstore
Ordering your textbooks online from the Champlain College bookstore is easy and convenient. Complete instructions are given on the
bookstore Web page.
Career Planning
As a Champlain College student, you'll benefit from the resourceful services provided by our Career Planning Office. Champlain was
recently cited by the Kaplan/
Newsweek College Catalog 2002 as one of the top U.S. colleges offering "the best career services." Services and resources include:
- Self-assessment (including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®)
- Individual career advising
- Lifetime assistance developing and editing resumes, cover letters and other job-search documents
- Interviewing practice
- Referrals to jobs (full-time, part-time, temporary, seasonal, work-study), internships and volunteer opportunities
- Strategies for conducting a successful job search
- Information about graduate school options, preparation and testing
- Career Resource Library
Library
The Champlain College library offers a wide array of research tools for your use, including an extensive collection of full-text electronic journals, as well as electronic books, print books and periodicals. Access online
books, journals and other resources easily from the library Web site. The library subscribes to several online databases which are available only to currently enrolled students, such as InfoTrac Searchbank, ProQuest and EBSCOhost Business Premier periodical databases, as well as Facts on File, CINAHL, JStor and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe. In addition, we offer access to several thousand full-text books through netLibrary, Safari Books and ebrary. The Champlain College library catalog is also available through the Web. Those students living far from campus can borrow Champlain College library books by requesting an interlibrary loan through their local library.
Recognition
U.S.
News America's Best Colleges 2005 ranked Champlain College in the top tier of the Best Comprehensive Colleges in the North.
The national publication placed Champlain at Number 16 in this field of colleges that emphasize undergraduate education and represent the
northeastern United States. This year, the publication ranked 324 comprehensive colleges in four regions of the country.
U.S. News also highlighted Champlain for its strong graduation rate, which is among the highest in its field.
