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College and Higher Education

Listed below are innovative colleges and universities throughout the United States and the World, organized in three categories: campus-based programs, low-residency programs, and online programs. Some colleges fit into more than one category. If there are any additions you would like to add to this list, please email : aeroconference@gmail.com.

• Campus-Based Colleges (all or most instruction takes place on the college campus with other students)

• Low-Residency Colleges (brief "residencies" on-campus with other students, followed by work done from your home location)

• Online Colleges (all work is completed from your home location)

• Other Resources on Alternative Higher Education

Campus-Based Colleges & Programs:

Arizona	California	Colorado	Florida	Illinois	Indiana
Iowa	Kentucky	Maine	Maryland	Massachusetts	Nevada
New Hampshire	New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	Ohio	Oregon
Pennsylvania	Vermont	Washington	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	International
International

Alaska

• Alaska Pacific University,Anchorage, AK

Arizona

• Prescott College, Prescott, AZ
• Ancient Pathways, LLC, Flagstaff, AZ

California

• California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA
• California State University Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA
• Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA
• Johnston Center for Integrative Studies - of the University of Redlands, Redlands, CA
• LEAPYear Program - The Most Unique Year of College on Earth,Sebastopol, CA
• New College of California, San Francisco, CA
• Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA
• University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
• Ananda Institute of Alternative Living, Nevada City, CA

Colorado

• Naropa College, Boulder, CO

Florida

• New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL

Illinois

• The School for Designing Society, Urbana, IL
• Shimer College, Waukegan, IL

Indiana

• Earlham College, Richmond, IN

Iowa

• Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA

Kentucky

• Berea College, Berea, KY

Maine

• Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University, Belfast, ME
• The College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME

Maryland

• St. John's College, Annapolis, MD

Massachusetts

• Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
• Living Routes - Ecovillage Education ,Shutesbury, MA
• Simon's Rock College of Bard, Great Barrington, MA

Nevada

• Deep Springs College, Deep Springs, NV

New Hampshire

• Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene, NH

New Mexico

• St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM

New York

• Bank Street College, New York, NY
• Bard College,Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
• Eugene Lang New School for Social Research, New York, NY
• Friends World Program at Long Island University, Southampton, NY
• Gallatin School, New York, NY
• Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
• Sunbridge College, Spring Valley, NY

North Carolina

• Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC

Ohio

• Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH

Oregon

• Aprovecho Research Center, Cottage Grove, OR
• Reed College, Portland, OR

Pennsylvania

• Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
• Pendle Hill, Wallingford, PA

Vermont

• Bennington College, Bennington, VT
• Burlington College, Burlington, VT
• Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
• Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
• The School For International Training, Brattleboro, VT
• Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, VT
• University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
• Vermont College of the Union Institute and University, Montpelier, VT

Washington

• Alderleaf Wilderness College, Monroe, WA
• The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
• Fairhaven College at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Wisconsin

• Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI

International

• Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
• The New School at Dawson College, Montreal, QC, Canada
• Independent Studies Program at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
• Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, Victoria, BC, Canada
• Schumacher College, Devon, United Kingdom

Low-Residency Colleges & Programs:

• Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH
• Bennington College, Bennington, VT
• Burlington College, Burlington, VT
• Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
• Goddard College's Undergraduate Homeschooling Program, Plainfield, VT
• LEAPYear Program - LEAPNow & New College of California,Sebastopol, CA
• Naropa College, Boulder, CO
• Prescott College, Prescott, AZ
• Prescott College, Tuscon, AZ
• The College Network
• The School For International Training, Brattleboro, VT
• TIU Asia-Pacific, Kyoto, Japan & Honolulu, HI
• Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, OH
• Vermont College of the Union Institute and University, Montpelier, VT

Online Colleges & Programs:

• California Institute of Integral Studies
• Athena University
• Oberlin Online
• The Babbage Net School
• California College for Health Sciences

Other Resources for Alternative Higher Education:

• Adult Higher Education Alliance
• Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning
• AERO's Bookstore (includes books on higher education)

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