Saint Michael's College
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| Motto | Quis ut Deus |
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Motto in English
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Who is like God |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1904 |
| Affiliation | Catholic (Society of Saint Edmund) |
| Endowment | $91.3 million (2014) |
| President | John J. Neuhauser |
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Academic staff
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155 |
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Administrative staff
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333 |
| Students | 2,316 |
| Undergraduates | 1,899 |
| Postgraduates | 399 |
| Location |
Colchester, Vermont, United States 44°29′41″N 73°09′55″W / 44.4947°N 73.1653°WCoordinates: 44°29′41″N 73°09′55″W / 44.4947°N 73.1653°W |
| Campus | Suburban, 440 acres (1.82 km²) |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – NE10 |
| Sports | 23 Varsity Teams |
| Nickname | Purple Knights |
| Affiliations |
NAICU ACCU |
| Website | smcvt |
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Saint Michael's College is a private Catholic college of approximately 2,000 undergraduate students located in Colchester, Vermont, in the United States. Saint Michael's grants Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in over 30 majors. The campus is 100 percent residential.
In 1889, priests from the Society of Saint Edmund fled to the United States after widespread anticlericism seized France. In 1904, they opened Saint Michael's Institute with an initial investment of $5,000. Thirty-four students aged 10 to 22 enrolled, with a tuition and board fee of $105. Slowly, the school discontinued its high school program. Gradually, the school transitioned from an academy to a traditional residential college. In 1939, graduate programs were offered for the first time.
Saint Michael’s Playhouse was opened in 1947, bringing professional summer theater to Vermont, giving students the chance to work behind the scenes.
Before the 1950s, classes at Saint Michael's were small, just a few dozen Michaelmen in any class. In the 1950s, the college expanded to hundreds of students per class. To manage the influx of GI Bill students after World War II, Saint Michael's acquired temporary housing in the form of military barracks from Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester. In the 1950s, the College began a building program that established the red brick architectural style which permeates campus today.
In the 1950s, freshmen were required to wear a dress shirt, coat and tie to every class and for the evening meal. All dorm students said the rosary before retiring.
Saint Michael's Applied Linguistics Department was started in 1954, focusing on teaching English to students from around the world.
About 130 refugees from the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 came to the college. Most of them, already well-educated, came to learn English.
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