College of the Atlantic

College of the Atlantic is an institution located in Bar Harbor, Maine. The college is known for offering a distinctive interdisciplinary approach to higher education, with a singular focus on human ecology as its organizing academic framework. No institutional type classification, enrollment, or completion rate data are currently reflected in available IPEDS records for this entry.

No specific academic programs are currently listed in available IPEDS data for this institution. College of the Atlantic is generally recognized for its Bachelor of Arts in Human Ecology program, which integrates environmental studies, social sciences, arts, and humanities, encouraging students to design individualized courses of study. Graduate-level programming in human ecology is also available.

Bar Harbor is a coastal town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, known for Acadia National Park and its natural environment. The college's location in this ecologically rich setting directly informs its academic mission, providing students with a living laboratory for environmental and interdisciplinary study on the Maine coast.