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Johnson State College
Johnson State College was a public liberal arts college in Johnson, Vermont, United States. The college was founded in 1828 by John Chesamore.
In 2018, Johnson State College merged with the former Lyndon State College to create Northern Vermont University, and later on in July 2023, Castleton University, Northern Vermont University-Johnson, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, and Vermont Technical College merged to become Vermont State University.
John Chesamore founded Johnson State College as Johnson Academy, a grammar school instructing students in Greek, Latin, algebra, and geometry. In 1867, the school became a Vermont state "normal school", a term based on the French école normale – a school to educate teachers. Early on Johnson embraced the ideas of learning from experience, and the role of the student in directing some part of their curriculum. The college was among the first Vermont universities to introduce electives. Through the early to mid-twentieth century, Johnson emerged as a college of the liberal arts and natural sciences.[citation needed]
The original campus was built in the village of Johnson, and over time, the college expanded, slowly building higher upon what is now called College Hill, finally settling upon a plateau above the village with a view of Sterling Mountain and the Sterling Mountain Range.[citation needed]
On July 1, 2018, Johnson State College and Lyndon State College were merged, creating Northern Vermont University.
In July 2023, Castleton University, Northern Vermont University-Johnson, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, and Vermont Technical College merged to become Vermont State University. As a part of Vermont State University, the campus remains a part of the Vermont State Colleges.
Johnson emphasized the self-development of undergraduate students with what the college terms "education by engagement": the student is engaged not solely on her or his degree program, but as an adult citizen with emphasis on their place in, and contribution to, their society, nation, and world. Students began all programs with a year of interdisciplinary studies. Degree programs include the natural sciences, business, fine and performing arts, education, mathematics, literature, health sciences, writing and literature, and hospitality and tourism management.
The college had a faculty-student ratio of 1:14. Nearly 60% of undergraduate students came from Vermont, with approximately 40% coming from other U.S. states and more than a dozen nations.
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Johnson State College
Johnson State College was a public liberal arts college in Johnson, Vermont, United States. The college was founded in 1828 by John Chesamore.
In 2018, Johnson State College merged with the former Lyndon State College to create Northern Vermont University, and later on in July 2023, Castleton University, Northern Vermont University-Johnson, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, and Vermont Technical College merged to become Vermont State University.
John Chesamore founded Johnson State College as Johnson Academy, a grammar school instructing students in Greek, Latin, algebra, and geometry. In 1867, the school became a Vermont state "normal school", a term based on the French école normale – a school to educate teachers. Early on Johnson embraced the ideas of learning from experience, and the role of the student in directing some part of their curriculum. The college was among the first Vermont universities to introduce electives. Through the early to mid-twentieth century, Johnson emerged as a college of the liberal arts and natural sciences.[citation needed]
The original campus was built in the village of Johnson, and over time, the college expanded, slowly building higher upon what is now called College Hill, finally settling upon a plateau above the village with a view of Sterling Mountain and the Sterling Mountain Range.[citation needed]
On July 1, 2018, Johnson State College and Lyndon State College were merged, creating Northern Vermont University.
In July 2023, Castleton University, Northern Vermont University-Johnson, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, and Vermont Technical College merged to become Vermont State University. As a part of Vermont State University, the campus remains a part of the Vermont State Colleges.
Johnson emphasized the self-development of undergraduate students with what the college terms "education by engagement": the student is engaged not solely on her or his degree program, but as an adult citizen with emphasis on their place in, and contribution to, their society, nation, and world. Students began all programs with a year of interdisciplinary studies. Degree programs include the natural sciences, business, fine and performing arts, education, mathematics, literature, health sciences, writing and literature, and hospitality and tourism management.
The college had a faculty-student ratio of 1:14. Nearly 60% of undergraduate students came from Vermont, with approximately 40% coming from other U.S. states and more than a dozen nations.