Colorado College??<

BaltDad
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:19:28 +0000

An unusual academic calendar, to say the least. It’s called the Block System. You take one course at a time, for 3-1/2 weeks, with a short break in between. Eight blocks per academic year. It lets you give full attention to the course you’re taking, and facilitates taking courses off-campus (e.g., Geology in the Grand Canyon, French in France).

It’s in Colorado Spings, which is a great location if you like hiking, skiing, mountain biking, etc.

Highly regarded academicly. One of 30 colleges in a book titled “The Hidden Ivies”, which includes all the top LACs.

About 2,000 students, slightly more women than men.

My son had zero interest, because it doesn’t have an engineering program (has a 3/2 program).