There are educational opportunities for all ages and needs in Addison County. Most of the towns have preschool and elementary programs.
Students then go on to consolidated school districts which serve surrounding communities.
In addition to these public schools, there are private preschool, elementary, and middle schools. A number of day-care facilities are also available in various locations. Middlebury College , which was founded in 1800, is considered one of the outstanding small, private, liberal arts colleges in the country. In addition to undergraduate and graduate degree programs, it hosts, in the summers, the Language Schools and the famed Bread Loaf School of English and Writers' Conference. The Community College of Vermont holds classes in Middlebury where a variety of courses are offered in the day and evening for county residents.