Vermont Technical College, commonly shortened to Vermont Tech, is a

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with its main campuses in Randolph Center, Williston and

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. In addition, there are regional campuses in

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and

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, and nursing campuses in six locations throughout the state. The school is a part of the

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, a consortium of Vermont's four public colleges, governed by a common

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, chancellor and Council of Presidents, each college with its own

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and deans. Total enrollment is approximately 1,335, the average class size is 14, and the student-to-faculty ratio is 10:1. In April 2020,

proposed to close the Vermont Technical College residential campus in Randolph as well as Northern Vermont University. The proposal was scrapped after facing public opposition, leading the Vermont State Colleges to instead announce it would merge Vermont Technical College and its other four-year colleges into the new unified Vermont State University in 2023.

Academics

VTC offers master's, bachelor's and associate degrees. Its five schools include: Agriculture, Plant, & Animal Sciences; Engineering & Computing; General Education; Nursing & Health Professions; and Professional Studies & Management. The schools offer degrees in over 50 majors, which are varied and include automotive technology, nursing, business management, dairy farm management, and computer engineering.

Athletics

The Vermont Tech athletic teams are called the Knights. The college is a member of the

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(USCAA), primarily competing in the

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(YSCC) since the 2011–12 academic year. The Knights previously competed in the

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of the

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(NAIA) from 2006–07 to 2010–11. As of 2021, Vermont Tech competes in nine intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, track & field and volleyball.

Student radio station

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, Vermont Tech's 300-watt fully licensed radio station, broadcasts online and locally at 90.7 FM and can be heard online at www.wvtc.net. The station is located at Morey Hall on VTC's Randolph Center campus. WVTC is operated and maintained by the students of VTC through the school's Radio Club, and is financially supported by VTC Student Council.

CubeSat Lab

The Vermont Tech CubeSat Lab launched its first satellite, the '' Vermont Lunar CubeSat'', a 1U CubeSat on November 19, 2013. Intended to orbit for three to five years, the satellite was fully functional until reentry on November 21, 2015. Vermont Tech's CubeSat was the first successful satellite launched by a New England college or university. Vermont Tech subsequently aided in developing the flight software for the

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, a satellite intended for deployment as part of the NASA

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's first flight in 2022.

History

In 1806, the

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passed a law creating the Orange County Grammar School in Randolph. The school provided education through the high school grades and by the 1850s its state mandate had expanded to include teacher training. In 1866, Edward Conant, the principal of the Orange County Grammar School, expanded its course offerings to make it a full-fledged

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for the education and training of teachers. Later that year, the

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passed legislation making the change official, and the school became the Randolph Normal School. In 1910, the Randolph Normal School was selected by the legislature as the location for the Vermont School of Agriculture. In 1957, technical courses were added to the curriculum, and the Vermont School of Agriculture was renamed the Vermont Agriculture and Technical Institute (VATI). In 1962, VATI was authorized by the state to award associate degrees and became Vermont Technical College (VTC). VTC began awarding bachelor's degrees in 1993 and master's degrees in 2015. For many years, the Vermont public colleges have experienced financial stress and chronic underfunding. Exacerbated by

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, in April 2020,

system Chancellor Jeb Spaulding recommended closing the Vermont Technical College residential campus in Randolph as well as all operations/campuses of Northern Vermont University. Under the proposal, some of the Vermont Tech academic programs would be consolidated in Williston. The proposal was abandoned after public opposition, with the Vermont State Colleges instead announcing it would merge its four-year schools as Vermont State University. Vermont Technical College's Randolph and Williston campuses will become the Vermont State Institute of Technology.

Notable people

Alumni

Charles Bayley Adams Charles Bayley Adams (September 2, 1887 – February 6, 1961) was a Vermont politician, judge and attorney who served as President of the Vermont State Senate and a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. Early life Charles Bayley Adams was bor ...

, Randolph Normal School graduate who served as an associate justice of the

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. *

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, Secretary of State of Vermont, Vermont School of Agriculture graduate (1913) and faculty member. *

Alexander Dunnett Alexander Dunnett (November 29, 1852 - September 14, 1920) was an attorney and politician from Vermont. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as State's Attorney of Caledonia County (1886-1890), a member of the Vermont Senate (190 ...

, Randolph Normal School graduate who served as US Attorney for Vermont, President of the Vermont Bar Association, a member of the Vermont Senate, and Caledonia County State's Attorney. * Eugene Frederick Ladd, 1877 Randolph Normal School graduate who served as a

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in the

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Norman H. McAllister Norman H. McAllister (born 1951) is an American politician who was a member of the Vermont Senate. He represented the Alburgh-Franklin district in Northwest Vermont. He was elected to the state legislature in 2002. He was suspended in 2015 afte ...

, member of the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate * Robert A. Starr, member of the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate *

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, member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Randolph

Faculty and administrators

* Cary Brown, executive director of the Vermont Commission on Women and director of the Women in Technology Project at Vermont Technical College. *

Abel E. Leavenworth Abel E. Leavenworth (September 3, 1828 – June 3, 1901) was an American educator and soldier. Life and career Abel Edgar Leavenworth was born 3 September 1828 in Charlotte, Vermont, son of Abel and Anna (Hickok) Leavenworth. He obtained his e ...

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veteran of the

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; principal of the normal schools that are now Vermont Technical College and Castleton State College, as well as Bolivar Academy in Bolivar, Missouri.

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Official athletics website
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