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The Top NON-TRADITIONAL Colleges (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post     First Posted: 5/20/10   Updated: 5/25/11

College can be a bore -- the endless textbook readings, crowded lecture halls and multiple choice tests that force students to memorize rather than synthesize (and wonder if they're really getting what they're paying for). But it doesn't have to be that way.

Scattered across the country are colleges where an actual education is paramount, and obtaining that education is often a rigorous and inventive process. We call them "non-traditional colleges," and they're places where students call the shots.

VOTE on your favorite non-traditional college -- and let us know if you have one to add by e-mailing college@huffingtonpost.com.

Evergreen State College
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An Evergreen State education hones in on "bridging theory and practice." Located in Olympia, Washington, the college was founded in 1971 with an ethos of experimentation that prevails to this day. Students mainly take interdisciplinary courses study in one program each quarter. The academic freedom is wide-ranging -- according to one student who emailed us, "You can even make up a contract to travel around the world AND get extra financial aid to do so!"
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Nalanda Nick said on 20 Thursday 2010 pm31 8:52 pm:
How about Naropa University? Powerhouse of contemplative education. www.naropa.edu
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