Green Mountain College is private college with a progressive curriculum based around environmental education and the ideas of philosopher John Dewey. All students take a core course in liberal arts with a major available in fine arts, as well as an environmental design and construction program. With only 900 students, the college offers a close-knit community with an emphasis on group participation.
Vermont College of Fine Arts offers a master's program in visual arts, a two-year program which combines 10-day residencies at the college with six-month semesters of self-directed work in the student's private studio space. Interdisciplinary essays are completed with the aid of faculty members, while practical work is mentored by local artists.
Middlebury College is a top liberal arts college in the nation. Its Mahaney Center for the Arts is a self-described "hub of arts activity" with a theater and a music library, as well as visual art and a forum for nationally and internationally recognized artists. Offering a huge variety of techniques through its studio art course, students can minor and major in anything from silk screen printing to ice sculpture.
University of Vermont offers undergraduate courses in studio art, art history and art education. With the studio art courses limited to 15 students and run by practicing artists, students can benefit from a wealth of experience and assistance.