What is Burlington College?
[[File:BurlingtonCollege1.jpg|thumb|Main Campus, Burlington College]] '''Burlington College''' was a private, non-profit [[liberal arts college]] located in [[Burlington, Vermont]], that offered associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees, as well as several professional certificates. Although [[Regional accreditation|regionally accredited]] by the [[New England Association of Schools and Colleges]], the college was placed on probation in July 2014 for failing to meet the accreditor's standards regarding financial resources.<ref name=NEASC_probation_2014>{{cite web |url=http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/education/2014/07/07/burlington-college-probation/12301801/ |title=Burlington College on probation for finances |author=Tim Johnson |publisher=[[Burlington Free Press]] |date=July 7, 2014 |access-date=February 15, 2016}}</ref> [[Jane O'Meara Sanders]], wife of [[United States senator]] [[Bernie Sanders]], served as president from 2004 through 2011. The college announced on May 16, 2016 that it would close on May 27.<ref name=closure>{{cite web |url=http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2016/05/16/burlington-college-shut-down-programs/84439890/ |title=Burlington College to shut down programs |author=Zach Despart |publisher=[[Burlington Free Press]] |date=May 16, 2016 |access-date=May 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name=closureCHE>{{cite web |url=http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/burlington-college-will-close-citing-longstanding-financial-woes/111351?cid=trend_right_a |title=Burlington College Will Close, Citing Longstanding Financial Woes |author=Andy Thomason |publisher=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]] |date=May 16, 2016 |access-date=May 16, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official website|http://www.burlington.edu/}} {{small|(Defunt)}} [[Category:Colleges and universities in Vermont]] [[Category:Burlington, Vermont]] [[Category:2016 disestablishments in the United States]] {{US-stub}} {{authority control}}