Great if you like one on one interaction with professors, a decent curriculum and challenging coursework. School is having growing pains now, more students enter than it can accommodate effectively. But, it is still a great place if you would rather avoid large class sizes and actively want variety in your education. (liberal arts.) The faculty are generally great, though there are a few misses here and there. For the most part they expect a lot from students and do not hand out A's easily.
The area is not a bustling place, and the winter weather is harsh. New London struggles to embrace the students fully, and there a niches waiting to be filled because of that. Some businesses try to cater to students but others are clearly for the older residents of New London. Many students complain about a lack of things to do as a result, which is a fair to say. However, the college tries to make up for it by having regular events on campus by a variety of different performers.If you are a skier, a hiker, snowshoe -er, or another kind of outdoors person, then it will be different for you, as it is near a ski resort and provides a free ski pass and transportation to the resort for those who want it. Basically, if you prefer a more outdoors/rural area than this is a great option for that.
The school has recently renovated the dining hall and many of its resident halls, as well as renting out some nicer apartment buildings for upperclassmen.Colby-Sawyer is well known for its Nursing program, and has a great environmental science and exercise and sport science programs. Fair warning if you want to study fine art here: Its facilities are not ideal, especially the drawing and painting studios. However, the school is actively working on funding for a new Fine and Performing...
Read moreColby-Sawyer had been absolutely incredible! It is a small school where no one gets left behind, here faculty and staff are invested in the students and where hands-on learning and career development meet the liberal arts. Here I have been given opportunities to be involved at a level that I could only dream of ar other institutions and have been able to develop life-long relationships with professors and and professionals in my field. Our athletics are incredible, and if you like to be outside, there is no better place than here the mountains of New Hampshire. The college community is diverse and supportive, and I am never without something fun to do on a weekend. This is the kind of place you fall...
Read moreColby-Sawyer College was a "Game Changer" for me personally & professionally. I was a 4-year student, basketball player & graduate with a degree in Business (BA). The professors care deeply and I felt it. The Hoops Team, they want to WIN! I loved that and I still talk to my coaches & teammates, 20 years later. Each year the school helped me build social skills, professional skills, confidence, communication & community living. I had a job set up in Boston months before I graduated. CSC campus is beautiful & New London is charming....
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