Colby College:
Located in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, Colby College is a private four-year liberal arts college offering bachelor of arts degree programs. At Colby 52 majors are offered by 24 academic departments and 10 programs. The most popular majors are biology, economics, English, history, international studies, government, and mathematics. Colby College is accredited by New England Association of Schools & Colleges.
Colby's 714-acre Mayflower Hill campus is hailed as one of the most attractive campuses in the nation. It is located 20 minutes from the state capital and an hour north of Portland or south of Bangor. Most of the campus, including the 128-acre Perkins Arboretum, is a Maine Wildlife Management Area.
Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. Almost all Colby students live on campus, some faculty members live in the residence halls, students regularly take professors to lunch and professors invite students to their homes for dinner. These interactions foster close relationships that pay off in academic student-faculty collaboration as well as in lifelong friendships between students and mentors.