Colby is one of only a handful of liberal arts colleges that offer world-class academic programs, strong international study options, a growing array of community- and service learning-based opportunities, a supportive community atmosphere, and rich opportunities after graduation.
Intellectual Challenge
Academics are the core of Colby. Excellence in undergraduate education is the College’s central mission, and the Colby experience is, first and foremost, about the life of the mind. Learn More
Active Community Life
A distinctive campus atmosphere helps set Colby apart from other liberal arts colleges. Colby combines academic challenge with a rich student life that includes more than 100 student organizations and offers students countless leadership and volunteer opportunities. Learn More
Global Reach
Colby is recognized as a leader in internationalism—in its emphasis on study abroad programs, in the international diversity of the student body and faculty, and in the ways global issues permeate the curriculum. Learn More
Shaping the Future
However you define success, a Colby liberal arts education will launch you toward your goal. Colby graduates leave prepared to contribute to their communities and to the world, and their career possibilities are virtually unlimited. Learn More
Every year the BI 493 class, "Problems in Environmental Science," tackles a major group project in the real world. Working as an environmental consulting group, the class employs methods used by private firms and government agencies to investigate one particular environmental issue in Maine, most often the factors that affect water quality in an area lake. Results are presented to lake associations and the state Department of Environmental Protection, which not only value the data but almost always act on it to mitigate pollution and improve lake water quality.
Recently the class was featured on Public Radio's "Maine Things Considered" for its study of Lake George and Oak Pond.
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