Because both students and teachers are actively engaged in the work at hand, the relationship between teacher and student is richly collaborative, more like coach to athlete, mentor to apprentice, and ultimately colleague to colleague than expert to nonexpert. During the winter term, students take their academic interests to the world beyond the college campus. Where they pursue jobs and internships in fields that complement their studies, clarify their interests, and prepare them for their future. Students' written reflections on their work experience, as well as reports written by their employers, become part of their academic profile. The campus career center helps students find meaningful work experiences in areas ranging from publishing to politics and from arts administration to teaching.
Students graduate from Bennington with a curriculum vitae as well as a diploma.
There are 550 undergraduate and more than 100 graduate students currently enrolled at Bennington. Virtually all undergraduates live in College housing. Students may enter the M.A.T. program in teaching as undergraduate, transfer, or graduate students. Photo Credits .