Panoramic views of Lake Champlain to the west and the south provide magnificent open vistas in addition to the modest Burlington College campus. Most of the classrooms are housed in a turn-of-the-century building on the edge of the Old North End, a neighborhood rich in history and growing diversity. A pedestrian lane connects the College to the downtown waterfront community and the bike-path that stretches along the shores of Lake Champlain, and up through the islands. A community sailing center, boathouse, marina, and boardwalk can also be found here. Public transportation stops almost at our door.
The Green Mountains, the Catamount Trail, and some of the best wind-surfing in the northeast are close-by. Burlington is also home of snowboarding birthplace Burton Snowboards. Several mountains for riding and skiing— including Stowe, Sugarbush, Bolton, Jay Peak, and Killington—are only a short drive away.
Downtown Burlington is filled with sidewalk cafés, restaurants, galleries, and shops. It alternates between a relaxing place to meet up with friends and a bustling metropolis with festivals almost every weekend in the summer. Additionally, Burlington is home of an arts scene unrivaled anywhere! For folks interested in big-city life, Montréal is only an hour and a half away, Boston four hours, and New York, less than six hours.
