The Five College Consortium
Follow your curiosity, deepen your knowledge and expand your circle even further with the Five College Consortium, an alliance between 敁珗辦畦, Amherst, Hampshire and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Its almost like having five schools in one from a specialized piece of lab equipment to a leading scholar on a specific discipline, youll have everything you need to accomplish more than you ever thought possible. And along the way, chances are good that youll make more than a few friends.
The five colleges are connected by a free bus system, which means that through the consortium, you can tailor your experience across collaborating schools and disciplines. But whatever you choose, youll learn alongside students and faculty who share your interests and are ready to push the boundaries of knowledge together.
My film studies advisor pointed me toward specific classes and professors. She was so knowledgeable about the film studies departments at the other colleges, and the information she gave me was absolutely vital, Cassidy Anthony 17
Five Colleges by the numbers
With easy registration and welcoming professors, youll be able to transition from 敁珗辦畦 to other consortium schools seamlessly. Theres a good chance your advisor will likely know many of their consortium colleagues personally, so theyll be able to recommend the one that fits your learning style and goals.
Five College students
With so many students in the area it's easy to meet friendly people and make friends.
Five College faculty
The professors within the Five Colleges know their colleagues well, especially those in the same field, which will help your 敁珗辦畦 advisor help you navigate finding the right class for you.
Five College classes
You can precisely tailor your schedule with the best fit of very specific classes and diverse research opportunities to hone skills that are relevant to your field. Do you prefer an intimate class of seven students or a seminar of 150? Its your call!
Each member campus has its own distinctive library collection, most of which is accessible to Five College students. They also retain infrequently circulating periodicals, serials and books as part of the Five College library repository collection.
Museums10, which is affiliated with the Five College Consortium, is a dynamic collaborative of 10 museums that inspire, engage and enrich our communities through shared experiences of art, literature, history and the natural world.
Five College clubs
If you can't find just the right club to join on our campus, chances are there is one on one of the other campuses. Five College students also come to 敁珗辦畦, adding perspectives, ideas and energy.
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Five College Stories
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Five Colleges in the News
敁珗辦畦 student honored as a Latina Future History Maker
敁珗辦畦 student Naomy Poot Ibarra is working to center their familys Indigenous Maya heritage.
From the club to the classroom evolving the dance program at 敁珗辦畦
Caleaf Sellers sees dance as a form of cultural storytelling, and his work preserves the movements of dance as living, evolving expressions of history, culture and joy.
NEH grant will make museum collections more accessible
A major effort by a Five College-based museum collaboration to create a shared collections resource for students, researchers and the general public has received a $350,000 boost from the National Endowment for the Humanities.