Five College Consortium

Through the Five College Consortium—Mount Holyoke, Amherst, Hampshire, and Smith Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst—you can enjoy the vast resources of not just one but four prominent colleges and a flagship research university at no additional cost. A free bus service connects the Five Colleges, which are within a 12-mile radius.

The Five College Consortium . . .

• Allows Mount Holyoke students to choose from more than 5,000 courses every year
• Offers certificate programs in:
  • African Studies
  • Asian/Pacific/American Studies
  • Buddhist Studies
  • Coastal and Marine Sciences
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Culture, Health, and Science
  • International Relations
  • Latin American Studies
  • Logic
  • Middle Eastern Studies
  • Native American Indian Studies
  • Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
• Offers two Five College majors—astronomy and dance
• Connects Mount Holyoke students to a larger community of 30,000 students and hundreds of social and cultural events