Sterling College, located in the rural beauty of Craftsbury Common, Vermont, is renowned for its singular focus on environmental stewardship and ecological thinking, offering premier hands-on programs in Sustainable Agriculture, Ecology, and Outdoor Education. The campus culture is deeply collaborative and community-oriented, with fewer than 150 students living and learning together while actively managing the college’s working farm and exploring the surrounding wilderness. Distinctively, Sterling is one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges in the United States, meaning every student contributes to the daily operation of the campus to offset tuition costs while building practical, real-world skills in self-reliance and sustainability.
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