Goddard College

Goddard College
Former names	Green Mountain Central Institute & Goddard Seminary
Type	Private online college
Established	1863
President	Dan Hocoy
Academic staff	64
Administrative staff	50
Students	220 (Spring 2024)
Undergraduates	112
Postgraduates	208
Location	Plainfield, Vermont, United States; 44°16′44″N 72°26′22″W / 44.2789°N 72.4394°W
Campus	Rural 175 acres (71 ha)
Colors	Blue and white
Website	www.goddard.edu

Goddard College is a private college with three locations in the United States: Plainfield, Vermont; Port Townsend, Washington; and Seattle, Washington. The college offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs. With predecessor institutions dating to 1863, Goddard College was founded in 1938 as an experimental and non-traditional educational institution based on the idea that experience and education are intricately linked.^[2]

For many years, Goddard College operated a mix of residential, low-residency, and distance-learning programs. Goddard's intensive low-residency model was first developed for its MFA in Creative Writing Program in 1963.

In April 2024, Goddard announced that the college would close at the end of the spring semester, due to financial issues and a decline in enrollment.^[3] Dan Hocoy, the president of Goddard College, stated that a final summer semester would be offered, with courses wrapping up in mid-August 2024.^[4]

The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

^ "President's Office". Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ Carlson, Scott (September 9, 2011). "Goddard College Takes a Highly Unconventional Path to Survival". The Chronicle of Higher Education. LVIII (3): A6. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
^ "Vermont's Goddard College to close after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles". Goddard.edu. April 10, 2024. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ D'Auria, Peter (April 9, 2024). "Facing 'financial insolvency,' Goddard College to close after 86 years". VTDigger. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

[1] "President's Office". Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[Carlson-Chronicle-A6-2] Carlson, Scott (September 9, 2011). "Goddard College Takes a Highly Unconventional Path to Survival". The Chronicle of Higher Education. LVIII (3): A6. Retrieved March 12, 2013.

[3] "Vermont's Goddard College to close after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles". Goddard.edu. April 10, 2024. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.

[4] D'Auria, Peter (April 9, 2024). "Facing 'financial insolvency,' Goddard College to close after 86 years". VTDigger. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

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