About Champlain College Online

Established in 1878, Champlain College has helped students succeed in business and technology careers for over 130 years
20 years ago, in 1993, Champlain College introduced its first online courses and in 1996 offered its first degree program entirely online
Champlain College is currently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as #13 among colleges in the North Region, and in the top 15% of U.S. undergraduate colleges by the Princeton Review.
In addition to over 700 adult learners, Champlain College educates over 2,000 traditional-aged students on its 22 acre Burlington, VT campus
Champlain College is global, with satellite campuses in Montreal, Canada and Dublin, Ireland; Champlain also had campuses in Mumbai, India; Dubai, UAE and Israel.
Champlain is located in the historic Hill Section neighborhood of Burlington, VT, carefully preserving the area’s architectural heritage by converting Victorian-era buildings into dorms and offices, and adding new buildings that blend into the neighborhood seamlessly.

Adult learners are our business at the Division of Continuing Professional Studies of Champlain College. We know coming to college as an adult is a big step to take, whether you are returning after years away or are coming for the very first time. We understand the work/life/school balance can be elusive, and your success can be directly impacted by how well those balance challenges work out. Our staff works hard to ensure your experience here is positive and productive—whether you’re on campus or hundreds of miles away.

Academic Support

Free services are available to students through two labs— Accounting and Math Lab and the Writing Lab. Labs are open from 10 to 25 hours during the week and no appointment is necessary.

Advising

Student Advising

Champlain College places a high priority on student advising and considers it an important part of helping you reach your goal. When you are accepted into a degree or certificate program you will be assigned to one of our Student Services Advisors. Your Advisor is here to support you through your journey, they know:

The details of your program including the courses you need and when they are offered
The requirements you need to meet in order to graduate
Other resources on campus available to you
How to work with you to keep you on track to reach your goal, especially when you need to take some time away from your education.
Where to direct you for advice about career choice, time management skills and stress management.

Our Advisors will reach out to you several times during each semester, to check in and see how things are going and to remind you of up-coming events or deadlines. Additionally, we highly encourage you to contact them whenever you want or need.

Bookstore

Whether you are online or on-campus our bookstore is easy to shop. Located in the center of campus, directly across from the cafeteria, or online at www.champlain.bkstr.com you can:

Purchase new or used textbooks
Rent textbooks
Buy any supplies you will need for your classes
Purchase computer software and hardware using your Student discount
Get all your Champlain College apparel

Career Services

Career services

Some of the services and resources at our Career Services Office include:

Self-assessment (including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)
Individual career advising
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

Online students can make an appointment with one of our counselors with an email or phone call.

For local students and alumni, the Career Services Office is located in Durick Hall at 174 South Willard Street. It is open Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Evening and early morning hours are available by appointment.

Call us at (802) 860-2720 or e-mail for an appointment.

Career Services also provides example resumes, cover letters and links to popular online job-search resources for the following:

Accounting

Business

Computer and Digital Forensics

Computer Networking and Information Security

Computer Information Technology

Legal Studies

Web Development and Design

Library

Champlain has a beautiful library which offers a wide array of research tools for your use. Unable to come to campus? That’s okay because the Champlain College library is online, too! Visit our library on-campus or at www.champlain.edu/library to see for yourself, and if you have any questions or need help finding something specific use our "Ask a Librarian" chat feature on the library homepage to instant message with one of our library staff.

Included in our online library services is:

An extensive collection of full-text electronic journals
Electronic books (over 60,000!)
Periodicals.

The library also subscribes to several online databases that are available only to currently enrolled students, such as:

InfoTrac Searchbank
ProQuest
EBSCOhost Business Premier periodical databases
Facts on File
CINAHL
JStor
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

Want a print book, but can’t get to campus? Students living far from campus can borrow Champlain College library books by requesting an interlibrary loan through their local library.

Live nearby and want to come to the library? For those students visiting the Champlain College library in person, a valid Champlain College ID is needed to check out books. Please contact our Student Services staff for more information about obtaining a College id.