The men and women who brought bennington college into being sought to create a college that would emphasize "the individual student and her developing interests," learning "by activity and living", a community life designed to "break DOWN artificial barriers between teacher and student and between curriculum and extra curriculum, and "a conscious elasticity in educational plans."the principle of learning by practice and the emphasis on the individual underlie every major feature of a bennington education: the close working relationship between student and teacher, the insistence on self-determination, the commitment to learning across the disciplines, and the field work term, which gives students work experience and connects them to the greater community. The plan process, through which students design their academic experiences and navigate their bennington education, embodies the college's mission.
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Other
Employees
1,028
Volunteers
0
Financial Snapshot
FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$76.4M
Expenses
$83.2M
Assets
$151.3M
Liabilities
$61.1M
Financial history
$83.2M$41.6M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $76.4M · Avg: $68.4M
Foreign activity (Schedule F)
Total spent abroad$7.4M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
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CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,
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EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,
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EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM
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MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,
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NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES
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RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS,
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SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,
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SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,
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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,
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501(h) election
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