Carroll College
Carroll College, Helena, MT
Small liberal arts college located in a capital city
38 majors
All classes taught by professors
Lots of internship and mentored research opportunities
Average class size is 12
Most popular majors are biology, nursing, health sciences, business, psychology, data science and anthrozoology
Offers lots of pre-health majors including pre-vet, pre-med, pre-dentistry, pre-occupational therapy, pre-physical therapy, pre-physician assistant, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy and public health
Merit aid is automatic - $15,000 - $22,000
Average financial aid package is $28,229
Relatively low cost of attendance - $48,522
Community service is very popular here
Cutting edge nursing labs
Med school admissions rate is 85%, Dental school placement is 90%. Vet school placement is 100%. Half of the graduates each year go to the same top ranked medical school.
Pre-med advising starts when a prospective student visits campus and continues on a regular basis
Pre-med students must immerse themself into medicine. 2 - 3 years of work in a clinical environment.
Hands on learning to ensure students understand what working in their field of choose really means
Nursing clinical experiences start in sophomore year
Relationship with local flagship for a 3+3 law program
Faculty lead study abroad programs are very popular
Engineering program is very intense
Science majors tend to do research every year. Take ‘Foundations of Research’ semester 1 freshman year.
Offers summer research experiences including stipends for research at a large research university
4 ski resorts within two hours
Not a big party school due to rigorous academics
Students are very into the outdoors at this school
Not too liberal or conservative
Some campus traditions include swing dance, barn dance, ice blocking, and quad hill slip and slide.