Colby’s Class of 2024 Breaks Records

gardenstategal
Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:06:04 +0000

Colby today looks rather different from Colby 5 years ago. It’s more diverse, and they offer their students a lot of opportunities, all funded by the school. They have raised loads of money and put it into programs (especially FA) that have made them attractive to students who might not have considered them and into student programs. If you haven’t been on this campus very recently, you probably don’t know the school. The president has a lot to do with this. (I think they have only been TO for a year.)

The quality of the teaching is excellent and students develop close relationships with profs. Their strategy was about getting a very qualified student body that wasn’t all from NE prep schools (which was more what it was 5-10 years ago - the kids said that if you asked anyone where they were from, the answer was about 30 minutes outside Boston.)

Most LACs have traditionally been regional schools. And most LACs are realizing that their futures depend on them having a reach well beyond their region. Some of the NESCACs have had that for a while, and Colby is moving toward it too.

It’s been exciting to watch. And it’s not just an admissions ploy – there’s a great student experience awaiting the students who attend.