Important Information
- Median starting salary of alumni：$55,200
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Safety Services
24-hour foot and vehicle patrolsLate night transport/escort service24-hour emergency telephonesLighted pathways/sidewalksStudent patrolsControlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc.)
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
All majors
Philosophy and Religious Studies
$85,200
Computer and Information Sciences
$81,700
History
$74,600
Physical Sciences
$65,100
Mathematics and Statistics
$63,800
Social Sciences
$58,400
Business, Management, Marketing and Related
$58,200
Multi-Interdisciplinary Studies
$53,200
Visual and Performing Arts
$52,100
English Language and Literatures
$51,600
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies
$51,400
Natural Resources and Conservation
$49,800
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
$46,000
Alumni Early and Midcareer Salaries
Median starting salary of alumni
$55,200
Median midcareer salary of alumni
$96,400
Career Services
Career services offered
on-campus job interviews
internships
resume assistance
career/job search classes
alumni network
interest inventory
interview training
Formal internship program
Yes
Internship compensation
N/A
Placement Statistics
Firms that most frequently hire graduates
Varian Medical Systems
National Robotics Engineering
HBO
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Kerosky Purves & Bogue
Treacy and Company
Mcadam Financial
Barclays Capital
Peace Corps
Actuarial Designs and Solutions Inc
Avecto
The Bowdoin Group, Inc.
Delhaize Group
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Deloitte
The Beacon Group
Citigroup Corp
Boston Medical Center
Wayfair
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
RegentAtlantic Capital
athenahealth, Inc
Department of Homeland Security
Pantheon.io
FoodChain Workers Alliance
Institute for Defense Analysis
Galatea-Associates
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Colby College
Kieserman Media
LifeStreet Media
Adventure Bound
Pacific Ridge School
Jackson Laboratory
Nomura
Senhoa Foundation
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Protiviti
Prudential
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Yelp
St Paul's School
Kieve Wavus Education Inc
State Street
Triple A Partners Japan Co. Ltd.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Invasive Plant Control, Inc
Great Oaks Charter School
Impaq International LLC
Wilderness Adventures
Capital One
Artisan Healthcare Consulting
KPMG
AXA Advisors, LLC
Bain & Company
Bennett Day School
Success Academy Charter Schools
Seneca Family of Agencies
Grape Arbor Management
EMC Squared
ImmunoDX
Ernst & Young
Democratic Party of New Hampshire
Zenith Optmedia
Wellist
Teach for India
Accenture
Boston Children's Hospital
US Attorney's Office
KIPP Academy Middle School
Andover Companies
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Morningstar, Inc.
Rhode Island Department of Education
Canaccord Genuity Inc.
Ipswich Ale Brewery
Atlantic Media Company
EverQuote
Hubspot, Inc
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy
NH Audubon
Industrial Econmics, Inc.
Bureau of Land Management
Readak Educational Services, Inc.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Citizen Schools
National Sales Center of Major League Soccer
RetailNet Group
MaineHealth
Harris Williams & Co.
Silicon Valley Bank
Levo League
American Museum of Natural History
MFS Investment Management
MUFG Union Bank N.A.
Amazon
Facebook
Cambridge Associates
Environmental Health Strategy Center
Draftkings, Inc
Audax Group
Massachusetts General Hospital
The Partnership for Inner-City Education
Ameson Educational and Cultural Exchange Foundation
Morgan Stanley
Maine Medical Center
Seattle Mariners
Ogilvy & Mather
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
New York City Attorney General
City Year, Inc
Apogee Adventures
NetPop
Nantucket Magazine
Enviro Logix
Policy Analysis Inc.
Teach for America
Standard Charter Bank
Kroll Bond Rating Agency
RSM US LLP
Microsoft
United State Olympic Committee
Tabor Academy Summer Program
BlackArch Partners
Overland
Putnam Investors
Washington Department of Ecology
Americorps
Natal Energy Inc.
Evercord Partners
Match Education
The Blackstone Group
Brewer Attorneys and Counselors
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Backstage Farm
JetBlue Airways
Environmental Solutions
Maine International Trade Center
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
BlackRock, Inc
Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty
Grassroots Campaigns, Inc
Pine Cobble School
Dallas Museum of Art
Eze Software Group
Deerfield Academy
Mass Audubon Habitat
Alarm.com
Dell EMC
Horst Frisch Incorporated
Epic
DKB Sales & Marketing
IBM
Theater at Monmouth
National Gallery of Art
Nielsen
Compass Lexecon
Smithsonian Institution
MICROS Retail
VOX Global
Crafsbury Nordic Center
State of Massachusetts
Maine Geological Survey
BNY Mellon
Joslin Diabetes Center
Charles River Associates
Louiselund
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
Columbia Law School Office of Career Services
PaymentWorks
Baystate Financial
HelloSign
The American International School-Salzburg
The One Acre Fund
Wyss Institute
Oracle
Campbell Soup Company
Red Ventures
Wall Street Journal
Mullen Lowe U.S.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Isaacson, Miller
Fund for the Public Interest
USPIRG
Bloomberg L.P.
New Generation International School
Ramapo for Children
Cater Communications
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
American Institutes for Research
Goldman Sachs
Brattle Group, The
Mattakesset Activities Center
Amnesty International
Bottomline Technologies, Inc
Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty LLP
The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
SOAR Denver Charter School
Liquid Wireless/Publishers Clearing House
Tory Burch
Bigelow LAboratory for Ocean Studies
U.S. Forest Service
Knollstone Contracting LLC
Chatham Partners
Tree Street Youth
Iora Healthcare
Mastercard Advisors
Chicago Botanic Garden
General Electric
New York Legal Assistance Group
Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
BerryDunn
OmniClaim, Inc.
Siena Farms
Saha Global
Foxcroft Academy
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
Weill Cornell Medical
Rhythm Superfoods, LLC
Corderman & Company
The Advisory Board Company
National Institutes of Health
Kennebec Behavioral Health
Harvard Medical School
Clark Art Institute
Virginia Department of Elections
Hillary for America
Deutsche Bank
Ravinia Festival - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Unum
Benoit Mizner Simon & Co. Real Estate
Park Square Executive search
Sasisekharan lab, MIT
Hall Capital Partners, LLC
Cantor Fitzgerald
Gopinion
Moody's Corporation
UBS
Peloton
Rural Education Action Project
Friends of Acadia
Greens Farms Academy
Butler Hospital
iVantage Health Analytics
PrcicewaterhouseCoopers
Allagash Brewing Company
Google
Camp Susan Curtis
National Cancer Institute
PretiFlaherty
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
HSBS Bank USA, NA
The Vanguard Group
American Red Cross
Alpha Sights
iModerate Research
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
McMaster-Carr
McLean Hospital
Fidelity Investments
Tradelink Technologies
Cambridge Computer Services
Brinistookll & Lynsh, Ltd.
General Services
Basic student services offered
nonremedial tutoring
placement service
health service
health insurance
Remedial learning services offered
study skills
Counseling services offered
academic
birth control
career
minority student
personal
psychological
religious
international students
Safety Services
Campus safety and security services offered
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols
Late night transport/escort service
24-hour emergency telephones
Lighted pathways/sidewalks
Student patrols
Controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc.)
Libraries
On-campus library
Yes
School is a member of a library consortium
Yes
Additional library facilities
The Colby Libraries house a collection of more than 1.8 million print and digital volumes across three libraries: Miller (Humanities & Social Sciences), Bixler (Art and Music), and Olin (Science). The Libraries boast strong Special Collections (Thomas Hardy, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Vernon Lee, Irish literary renaissance), and Irish and Irish American literature, more than 20,000 films, a digital media lab and electronic instruction classroom, and seating for more than 55% of the student body.
Museums
Museums or special academic buildings on campus
The Colby College Museum of Art; Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement; Center for the Arts and Humanities; Center for Small Town Jewish Life; Center for Teaching and Learning; electronic music center; two observatories; astrophysics lab; research vessel; genetic analyzer; microscopy suites; Linux computer clusters; x-ray fluorescence spectrometer; research quality spectrometers; x-ray defractometer; GIS lab; research greenhouses; organic garden; arboretum and bird sanctuary.
Computer Availability
Computers available for student use in
residence halls
computer center/labs
library
student center
Tools & Services
Functions permitted via learning management system
Access courses in which currently enrolled
Utilize a mobile app for portable use
Grant family members access to account
Access official or unofficial transcripts
Determine progress toward fulfilling degree requirements
Register for courses
Submit assignments
Submit tuition payments
Apply for financial aid
Functions that can be performed online
Submit course evaluations
Reserve library materials
Receive campus emergency alerts
Report emergencies to authorities
Secure on-campus housing
Order take-out using meal plan credits
Network Access
College-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access
100%
General Information
Campus size (acres)
714
Nearest airports (miles)
Portland ME (75)
Boston, MA (167)
Nearest passenger train stations (miles)
Brunswick, ME (53)
Nearest bus stations (miles)
Concord Lines has daily departures from campus (0)
Public transportation serves campus
Yes
Car share available on campus
N/A
Electric scooters available on campus
N/A
Bikeshare
N/A
Regulations
All students permitted to have cars on campus
Yes
Students who have cars on campus
N/A
Alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age
Yes
Firearm campus-carry policy
Banned
Services
Special services offered for international students
special counselors/advisors
host family program
special orientation (1-6 days)
Offer legal services to students without U.S. visa or legal status
N/A
Program Information
Type of LD program
Self-directed/decentralized services.
There is no separate admissions process and eligibility for services must be established by the provision of disability documentation that meets institutional standards. Services may be coordinated through the Disability Services office and are based on need, as specified by the documentation. Other offices throughout the campus may also provide services, and some services offered are not mandated by laws. Students' progress is not monitored.
LD program advisers/advocates available to students
Yes
Services for LD students
Tape recorders
Videotaped classes
Note-taking services
Oral tests
Learning center
Extended time for tests
Tutors
Priority seating
Proofreading services
Substitution of courses
Texts on tape
Typist/scribe
Exams on tape or computer
Other testing accommodations
Waiver of foreign language degree requirement
Services available to students who have not self-identified in the application process
Yes
LD services available to
Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Services Available
Counseling services offered to LD students
Academic
Psychological
Student support groups
Individual tutoring available for LD students
Yes
Frequency of tutoring available for LD students
As needed
Other tutoring options available to LD students (individual setting)
Time management
Organizational skills
Learning strategies
Content area
Writing labs
Math labs
Study skills
Other tutoring options available to LD students (group setting)
N/A
Single rooms available to students with specific learning disabilities
Yes
Contact Information
Program contact
Kate McLaughlin
Associate Director of Student Access & Disability Services
(207) 859-4567
kmclaugh@colby.edu
Services
Services for physically disabled students
Note-taking services
Tape recorders
Special housing
Tutors
Reader services
Interpreters for hearing-impaired
Talking books
Accessibility of campus to physically disabled students
Mostly
Services
Offer specialized ADHD program
No
ADHD program requires separate admissions
N/A
ADHD program additional cost
N/A
Services offered
Alternative locations for test taking
Audio version of textbooks
Extra time for test taking
Note taking
Specialized tutoring
Program URL
N/A
Program contact
Kate McLaughlin
Associate Director of Student Access and Disability Services
(207) 859-4567
kate.mclaughlin@colby.edu
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Career Services
- Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
- Alumni Early and Midcareer Salaries
- Career Services
- Placement Statistics
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Health, Safety & Counseling Services
- General Services
- Safety Services
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Library & Museum Information
- Libraries
- Museums
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Computer Resources
- Computer Availability
- Tools & Services
- Network Access
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Info & Regulations
- General Information
- Regulations
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International Student Services
- Services
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Learning Disabled (LD) Student Services
- Program Information
- Services Available
- Contact Information
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Physically Disabled Student Services
- Services
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Student Services
- Services
