Colby College

Colby College, founded in 1813, is one of the nation's oldest independent liberal arts colleges. Its 714 acre (2.9 km²) campus is located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville, Maine. One thousand, eight hundred students from more than 60 countries attend the College. Colby offers 53 major fields of study, and uses project-based learning. Volunteer programs and service-learning take many students into the surrounding community. More than two thirds of Colby students participate in study-abroad programs.

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1813 - Liberal arts colleges - Waterville, Maine

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Currently, Colby is in the midst of a major campus building program, including a building for the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, and has created a new program in neuroscience.

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With Bates College and Bowdoin College, Colby is one of three small liberal arts colleges in Maine. The three compete in an athletic conference known as the CBB.

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Bates College - Bowdoin College - CBB

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