Sterling College was founded in 1958 and is located in Craftsbury Common, Vermont. It is a private institution and is one of the seven colleges in the Work College Consortium. Sterling College offers bachelors degrees in Conservation Ecology, Outdoor Education and Leadership, Circumpolar Studies, Sustainable Agriculture and Self-Designed Studies. It offers associate degree programs in areas of applied sciences, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. The college also offers additional programs such as the Wildbranch writing workshop, global field studies and folk art workshop series.