Welcome to the Five College Consortium

A higher education non-profit fostering a vibrant intellectual community through collaborative academic programs, enterprise initiatives, and community engagement.

Amherst College Hampshire College Mount Holyoke Smith College University of Massachusetts Amherst

Cross Registration Guidelines

Find out all you need to know about taking a class on another campus!

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Spring Exam Bus Schedules Announced

PVTA’s Five College buses will maintain full regular service through the end of spring semester final exams.

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Facts & Figures

5 Campuses
5
Campuses
Graduation cap
31,000
Students
Book
7,000
Courses
Teacher
2,100
Faculty
1 Community
1
Community

 

Talking About the Consortium

Students from each of our member institutions share how the Five College Consortium enriches their campus experiences.

Center for World Languages Registration Now Open

The Five College Center for World Languages offers language courses that help students direct their own learning and develop cultural competence, and with our flexible scheduling model, they're easy to fit into any schedule.

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Racial Equity & Justice

A core element of the mission of Five Colleges, Incorporated is to support and sustain a robust academic community in the Connecticut River Valley through the programs we manage on behalf of our member campuses. Doing this community-building work well requires that we engage and empower all members of the community. To that end, Five Colleges endeavors to be an anti-racist organization, that we may better fulfill our purpose and serve our member campuses.

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