The Middlebury Connection

The Monterey Institute of International Studies is a graduate school of Middlebury College.

Middlebury College's Vermont campus in mid-October. Photo from Flickr Creative Commons.

About Middlebury

Founded in 1800, Middlebury College is a Vermont-based undergraduate institution known for its leadership in language education, international studies, and environmental studies. Middlebury offers its undergraduate students a broad curriculum embracing the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social sciences, and natural sciences. 

Middlebury-Monterey Opportunities

The Monterey Institute and Middlebury College have created a global network of learning opportunities, including:

Middlebury-Monterey Integrated Degree Programs

Students and qualified alumni have the opportunity to earn both a bachelor’s degree at Middlebury and a master’s degree at the Monterey Institute in just five years in five different program areas:

Middlebury Schools Abroad

Offers graduate-level programs in 16 countries to students from Middlebury's Language Schools and the Monterey Institute of International Studies.  Also offers academic programs for undergraduate students.

Monterey Institute Summer Intensive Language Program

An 8-week intensive learning program where students can gain a solid foundation or improve overall proficiency in a language. Offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced level programs in 6 different languages.

Middlebury Language Schools

For almost 100 years, the program has been helping students build foreign language fluency. Students are required to take the Language Pledge. In all, 10 different languages are offered from beginner to advanced levels with classes at Middlebury and Mills College in California.

Middlebury-Monterey Summer Intensive College English

Designed for international students who are currently enrolled or who would like to attend undergraduate programs in the United States. The foundation of the program is coursework in the English language skills necessary for academic success at the university level. 

Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy

A four-week immersive summer language academy for students in grades 812, modeled after the Middlebury Language Schools. Offers programs at four different sites around the United States in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish.